philanthropic

  • 21philanthropic — also philanthropical adjective Date: 1789 1. of, relating to, or characterized by philanthropy ; humanitarian 2. dispensing or receiving aid from funds set aside for humanitarian purposes • philanthropically adverb …

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  • 22philanthropic — Synonyms and related words: almsgiving, altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, bighearted, charitable, contributing, donating, eleemosynary, freehanded, freehearted, generous, giving, good, greathearted, humane, humanitarian, kindhearted,… …

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  • 23philanthropic — phil|an|throp|ic [ ,fılən θrapık ] adjective helping people, especially by giving money to those who need it ╾ phil|an|throp|i|cal|ly [ ,fılən θrapıkli ] adverb …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24philanthropic — phil·an·throp·ic || ‚fɪlÉ™n θrÉ‘pɪk(l) / rÉ’ adj. generous, benevolent; pertaining to charity …

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  • 25philanthropic — a.; (also philantropical) Benevolent, kind, benignant, gracious, humane, loving mankind …

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  • 26philanthropic — adj 1. benevolent, beneficent, aiding, aidful, helping, helpful, ministrant, gracious; charitable, eleemosynary, almsgiving, philanthropical, philanthropistic, caritative; munificent, generous, bountiful, bounteous, liberal, open handed,… …

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  • 27philanthropic — phil·an·throp·ic …

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  • 28philanthropic — UK [ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪk] / US [ˌfɪlənˈθrɑpɪk] adjective helping people, especially by giving money to those who need it Derived word: philanthropically UK [ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪk(ə)lɪ] / US [ˌfɪlənˈθrɑpɪk(ə)lɪ] adverb …

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  • 29philanthropic — phil•an•throp•ic [[t]ˌfɪl ənˈθrɒp ɪk[/t]] also phil an•throp′i•cal adj. of, pertaining to, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent • Etymology: 1780–90 phil an•throp′i•cal•ly, adv …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30philanthropic — /fɪlənˈθrɒpɪk/ (say filuhn thropik) adjective of, relating to, or characterised by philanthropy; benevolent. Also, philanthropical. –philanthropically, adverb …