charitableness

noun

as in altruism

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for charitableness
  1. altruism
  2. generosity
  3. tolerance
  4. magnanimity
  5. understanding
  6. patience
  7. unselfishness
Noun
  • Patel viewed it more as a high-stakes litmus test of his wealthy audience’s altruism.
    — Anna Tong, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Carol is alternately enchanted and frustrated by her husband’s innocence and altruism, which led him to his not particularly remunerative career as an interpreter.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
Definition of altruism
Noun
  • Charities should seize on that and message around the benefit that leaning into generosity has for people’s wallets and their communities—one that opens the door to a teaching moment.
    — Dale Bannon, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Their generosity, humanity and belief in the importance of fashion as art, culture and history – as well as their understanding of human fragility and the possibility of growth – will remain with me always.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of generosity
Noun
  • Flit can mill ultra-precise, nested male-to-female sleeve joints required for adhesive bonding with a 1mm tolerance.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
  • As part of the aforementioned slow approach, twice a week is a good starting point for retinol usage, building up as the skin’s tolerance increases.
    — Ellie Davis, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of tolerance
Noun
  • Trump, for his part, spun the Fund as yet more evidence of his magnanimity.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
  • But Beijing’s magnanimity isn’t going to transform the continent’s economy.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 1 May 2026
Definition of magnanimity
Noun
  • One wanted to build a machine to encourage a collective understanding of reality; the other a machine to dissolve trust.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The point, Forman suggested, was not to change anyone’s mind but to encourage better understanding and clearer thinking.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of understanding
Noun
  • The Jets have no impetus to rush a trade — and Jets fans are well-versed in Cheveldayoff’s stubborn patience from Jacob Trouba’s 2016 contract holdout and trades involving Evander Kane, Trouba, Patrik Laine and Pierre-Luc Dubois.
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The flames surged like a furnace, threatening to destroy her home and testing — once again — the patience of neighbors who were used to waking up to fire truck sirens.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of patience
Noun
  • The statutes of Life, Truth, and Love, all synonyms for God, are the laws of God at work throughout all of creation, enforcing unselfishness, integrity, and justice for all.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The intangibles, the raw strength built lifting in the weight room, and his unselfishness.
    — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of unselfishness
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“Charitableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charitableness. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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