adj.
- Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian.
- Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: a philanthropic society. See synonyms at benevolent.
Dictionary:
phil·an·throp·ic (fĭl'ən-thrŏp'ĭk) also phil·an·throp·i·cal
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| Thesaurus: philanthropic |
adjective
| Antonyms: philanthropic |
Definition: charitable, giving
Antonyms: misanthropic, miserly, selfish, stingy, uncharitable
| WordNet: philanthropic |
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 |
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) خيري, إنساني, متسم بحب البشر
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