philanthropic

C2 Topic:Describing People

Also spelled phil-anthropic

US /ˌfɪl.ənˈθɹɑ.pɪk/ UK /ˌfɪl.ənˈθɹɒp.ɪk/
adj Freq #42210

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Generous in giving money and help to good causes.

    The company supports many philanthropic projects in the region.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · generous in giving money... altruisticbenevolentcharitablegeneroushumanitarianphilanthropical
Opposites
hatefulmeanmisanthropicnasty

Etymology

From French philanthropique.

philanthropique French
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Topics

Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives
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