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Charites

Charites proper noun: the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, and fertility, and the patronesses of amusement and festivities; the retinue of Aphrodite.

Proper noun

the Charites pl (plural only)

  1. (Greek, plural, plural-only) The goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, and fertility, and the patronesses of amusement and festivities; the retinue of Aphrodite.

Origin of Charites

Borrowed from Latin Charites, from Ancient Greek Χάριτες (Khárites).

Questions about Charites

What does Charites mean?
Charites means the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, and fertility, and the patronesses of amusement and festivities; the retinue of Aphrodite.
What part of speech is Charites?
Charites is a proper noun.

Words near Charites in the dictionary

  1. charitableness
  2. charitablenesses
  3. charitably
  4. charitarian
  5. charitarians
  6. Charites
  7. charitie
  8. charities
  9. Charito
  10. charitometrid
  11. charitometrids

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