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hu·man·i·tar·i·an (hyū-măn'ĭ-târ'ē-ən) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: humanitarian |
adjective
| Antonyms: humanitarian |
Definition: giving, compassionate
Antonyms: cruel, egoistic, egotistic, inhumane, inhumanitarian, selfish, uncompassionate, ungiving
n
Definition: giver
Antonyms: self-seeker
n
Definition: person who gives generously
Antonyms: egoist, stingy
| WordNet: humanitarian |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
Synonyms: do-gooder, improver
The adjective humanitarian has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
Synonyms: human-centered, humanist, humanistic
Meaning #2:
of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism
Pertains to noun: humanitarianism (meaning #1)
| Translations: Humanitarian |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - humanitær, menneskekærlig
n. - menneskeven
Nederlands (Dutch)
filantroop, humanitair
Français (French)
adj. - humanitaire
n. - humaniste
Deutsch (German)
adj. - humanitär
n. - Menschenfreund, Humanitarist
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φιλάνθρωπος, φιλανθρωπικός, ανθρωπιστικός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - humanitário
Русский (Russian)
гуманист, филантроп
Español (Spanish)
adj. - humanitario
n. - humanitario
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - humanitär, humanitets-, filantropisk
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
人道主义的, 博爱的, 人道主义者, 基督凡人论者, 博爱者
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 人道主義的, 博愛的
n. - 人道主義者, 基督凡人論者, 博愛者
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 인도주의의, 인간애의, 그리스도 인간설의
n. - 인도주의자, 그리스도 인간론자, 박애가
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 人道主義者, 人性論者, 博愛主義者
adj. - 人道主義の, 博愛主義の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) خير محب للخير العام والاصلاح الاجتماعي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - אוהב הבריות, אנושי, הומניטרי, נדיב-לב
n. - אוהב הבריות, תורם נדיב, אדם המבקש לקדם את הרווחה האנושית
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