philanthropical C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌfɪlənˈθrɑpɪkəl/ UK /ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪkəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to or characterized by goodwill and charity toward others Her philanthropical works funded schools across the region. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to or... philanthropiccharitablebenevolentaltruistichumanitariangenerousmunificent ↔ Opposites misanthropicselfishmiserlyuncharitable Word family Derived forms philanthropically Related forms philanthropyphilanthropistphilanthrope Etymology AI details From philanthropy (from Late Latin philanthropia, from Ancient Greek philanthropia, 'love of mankind', from philos 'loving' + anthropos 'human being') plus -ical. philanthropia Ancient Greek philos Ancient Greek anthropos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # philanthropical **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌfɪlənˈθrɑpɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪkəl/ ## Meanings 1. relating to or characterized by goodwill and charity toward others ## Examples - Her philanthropical works funded schools across the region. ## Synonyms - philanthropic - charitable - benevolent - altruistic - humanitarian - generous - munificent ## Antonyms - misanthropic - selfish - miserly - uncharitable ## Derived Forms - philanthropically ## Related Forms - philanthropy - philanthropist - philanthrope ## Roots and Affixes - Root: philanthropia - Root: philos - Root: anthropos ## Etymology From philanthropy (from Late Latin philanthropia, from Ancient Greek philanthropia, 'love of mankind', from philos 'loving' + anthropos 'human being') plus -ical. ## AI Etymology Philanthropical is from philanthropy (from Late Latin philanthropia, from Ancient Greek philanthropia, 'love of mankind', from philos 'loving' + anthropos 'human being') plus -ical. Important recorded forms include philanthropia (Ancient Greek), philos (Ancient Greek), and anthropos (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers relating to or characterized by goodwill and charity toward others. The wider family includes derived forms such as philanthropically and related words such as philanthropy, philanthropist, and philanthrope. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown