humanitarian

(hyū-măn'ĭ-târ'ē-ən)
n.
One who is devoted to the promotion of human welfare and the advancement of social reforms; a philanthropist.

adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a humanitarian or humanitarianism. See synonyms at humane.

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adjective

Concerned with human welfare and the alleviation of suffering: charitable, compassionate, human, humane, merciful. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, kind/cruel.

adj

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

For a list of words related to humanitarian, see:

• Respectful or Admiring Reference
• Helpful, Positive, Responsible, or Nice

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See words rhyming with "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

Italiano (Italian)
umanitario

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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