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philanthropic

 
Dictionary: phil·an·throp·ic   (fĭl'ən-thrŏp'ĭk) pronunciation also phil·an·throp·i·cal
(-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian.
  2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: a philanthropic society. See synonyms at benevolent.
philanthropically phil'an·throp'i·cal·ly adv.

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adj

Definition: charitable, giving
Antonyms: misanthropic, miserly, selfish, stingy, uncharitable


WordNet: philanthropic
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: generous in assistance to the poor
  Synonyms: beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary

Meaning #2: of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy
  Pertains to noun: philanthropy (meaning #1)


Translations: Philanthropic
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - filantropisk, menneskekærlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
menslievend, filantropisch

Français (French)
adj. - philanthropique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - philanthropisch, menschenfreundlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φιλανθρωπικός, αγαθοεργός, ευαγής

Italiano (Italian)
filantropico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - filantrópico

Русский (Russian)
филантропический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - filantrópico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - filantropisk, människovänlig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
博爱的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 博愛的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 인정 많은, 박애(주의)의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 博愛の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خيري, إنساني, متسم بحب البشر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נדבני‬


 
 
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