philanthropic

[ fil-uh n-throp-ik ]

/ ˌfɪl ənˈθrɒp ɪk /

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adjective

of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.

Sometimes phil·an·throp·i·cal.

Origin of philanthropic

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

OTHER WORDS FROM philanthropic

phil·an·throp·i·cal·ly, adverb non·phil·an·throp·ic, adjective non·phil·an·throp·i·cal, adjective pseu·do·phil·an·throp·ic, adjective

pseu·do·phil·an·throp·i·cal, adjective pseu·do·phil·an·throp·i·cal·ly, adverb un·phil·an·throp·ic, adjective un·phil·an·throp·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby philanthropic

philadelphia pepper pot, philadelphia scrapple, philadelphus, philae, philander, philanthropic, philanthropist, philanthropize, philanthropy, philately, philby

Example sentences from the Web for philanthropic

The NCF was created, back in 1982 or so, to maximize hard right-wing evangelical Christian philanthropic giving.

The $1-Billion-a-Year Right-Wing Conspiracy You Haven’t Heard Of |Jay Michaelson |September 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But I can easily imagine him performing at the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh or at other philanthropic music events.

What if Jazz Giant John Coltrane Had Lived? |Ted Gioia |September 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Some of his philanthropic efforts are a little more light-hearted.

David Bailey’s ‘Stardust’ Shows a Keen Eye for Fine Faces |Chloë Ashby |February 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
What care some got was philanthropic, through individuals and civil society actions.

Ahdaf Soueif’s Cairo: Remembering A City Wracked By The Arab Spring |Ahdaf Soueif |January 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The result is WaterCredit, an innovation that has pushed down the philanthropic cost to reach a person to below $25.

Matt Damon and Gary White on the Road From TED to World Water Day |Matt Damon, Gary White |March 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The Battle Creek Sanitarium is a purely humanitarian and philanthropic institution.

The New Glutton or Epicure |Horace Fletcher
The love of Lancelot for Argemone is depicted both in the artistic and in the philanthropic light.

The Silent Isle |Arthur Christopher Benson
He was active in charity and philanthropic work, being one of the founders of the Shoe-black Brigade.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2 |Various
A question of this kind is a great financial problem, not a philanthropic experiment.

Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) |Charles James Lever
Why do our philanthropic millionaires do nothing, though they are ready to throw bucketfuls of gold into the streets?

A Treatise on Parents and Children |George Bernard Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for philanthropic

philanthropic

philanthropical

/ (ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪk) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of philanthropic

philanthropically, adverb

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philanthropical

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