Philanthropic
[,fɪlən'θrɒpɪk] or [,fɪlən'θrɑpɪk]
Definition
(adj.) of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy; 'a philanthropic society' .
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Definition
(a.) Alt. of Philanthropical
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Benevolent, kind, benignant, gracious, humane.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Humane, large-hearted, public-spirited, charitable, kind
ANT:Selfish, cynical, egotistical, morose, misanthropic
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Examples
- You're a philanthropic sneak. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Benevolent, philanthropic man! Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- In New York, for many years past, every new movement, philanthropic, municipal or artistic, had taken account of his opinion and wanted his name. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Philanthropic old buck. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The Patriarch was fast asleep, with his philanthropic mouth open under a yellow pocket-handkerchief in the dining-room. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- If you expect to be treated to a Perfection, reader, or even to a benevolent, philanthropic old gentleman in him, you are mistaken. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He doesn't care much about the philanthropic side of things; punishments, and that kind of thing. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- And there had come a reason quite irrespective of Dorothea, which seemed to make a journey to Middlemarch a sort of philanthropic duty. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- If I had had breath enough, I should certainly have protested against this indecent way of speaking of an eminent philanthropic character. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It would turn the increasing fund of social sympathy to constructive account, instead of leaving it a somewhat blind philanthropic sentiment. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Believe me, they are not only natural, they are philanthropic and virtuous. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
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