Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for philanthropic. Search instead for philanthropically.
Synonyms

philanthropic

American  
[fil-uhn-throp-ik] / ˌfɪl ənˈθrɒp ɪk /
Sometimes philanthropical

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent.

    a philanthropic foundation.
philanthropic British  
/ ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪk /

adjective

  1. showing concern for humanity, esp by performing charitable actions, donating money, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • nonphilanthropic adjective
  • nonphilanthropical adjective
  • philanthropically adverb
  • pseudophilanthropic adjective
  • pseudophilanthropical adjective
  • pseudophilanthropically adverb
  • unphilanthropic adjective
  • unphilanthropically adverb

Etymology

Origin of philanthropic

First recorded in 1780–90; philanthrop(y) + -ic

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.