philanthropic

phil·an·throp·ic

adj \ˌfi-lən-ˈthrä-pik\

Definition of PHILANTHROPIC

1

: of, relating to, or characterized by philanthropy : humanitarian

2

: dispensing or receiving aid from funds set aside for humanitarian purposes

— phil·an·throp·i·cal·ly \-pi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Variants of PHILANTHROPIC

phil·an·throp·ic also phil·an·throp·i·cal \-pi-kəl\

Examples of PHILANTHROPIC

1. <a philanthropic society that has been doing good for over a century>

First Known Use of PHILANTHROPIC

1789

Related to PHILANTHROPIC

Synonyms: altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, do-good, eleemosynary, good, humanitarian, charitable (also philanthropical)

Antonyms: self-centered, self-concerned, selfish

Related Words: selfless, self-sacrificing; bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, free, freehanded, generous, greathearted, handsome, liberal, magnanimous, munificent, openhanded, openhearted, unselfish, unsparing; compassionate, humane, kind, kindhearted; social-minded

Near Antonyms: self-indulgent, self-seeking; cheap, closefisted, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, stingy, tight, tightfisted; hard-hearted, pitiless, unfeeling; self-obsessed

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Rhymes with PHILANTHROPIC

arthroscopic, cryoscopic, endoscopic, Ethiopic, fluoroscopic, gastroscopic, gyroscopic, hygroscopic, isotopic, lycanthropic, macroscopic, microscopic, misanthropic, periscopic, stroboscopic, telescopic