philanthropic

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled phil-anthropic

US /ˌfɪl.ənˈθɹɑ.pɪk/ UK /ˌfɪl.ənˈθɹɒp.ɪk/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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adj
Generous in giving money and help to good causes.

The company supports many philanthropic projects in the region.

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Synonyms

1 adj · generous in giving money... altruistic benevolent charitable generous humanitarian philanthropical

Opposites

hateful mean misanthropic nasty

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Phrases (1)

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philanthropic foundation
an organization that funds charitable, educational, scientific, or cultural work

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From French philanthropique.

philanthropique French

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