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philanthropiccharacterized by a desire to help others, especially through charitable donations or activities

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: characterized by a desire to help others, especially through charitable donations or activities

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌfɪlənˈθrɑːpɪk/

Korean meaning: 자선적인, 박애주의의, 인류애적인

Korean pronunciation: 필런**쓰**롭익

Example Sentences

  • His philanthropic gesture of buying coffee for everyone in the line made him the hero of Monday morning.
  • The tech company's philanthropic initiative focuses on providing internet access to rural communities.
  • She claimed her shopping spree was philanthropic because she was 'helping the economy.'

philanthropic

ADJECTIVE

//ˌfɪlənˈθrɑːpɪk//

characterized by a desire to help others, especially through charitable donations or activities

philanthropic concept
💡 Concept

A businessman shows philanthropic spirit by donating food to needy families

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philanthropic rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

When catastrophic strikes, philosophic becomes philanthropic!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌfɪlənˈθrɑːpɪk/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪk/

🌳Etymology

Prefixphil--
Rootanthrop
Suffix--ic

Origin

From Greek philanthropia, derived from philanthropos meaning 'loving humanity.' The word combines the Greek roots philan- (loving) and anthropos (human being), and entered English via French in the 16th century.

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🎵Rhyme

catastrophicapostrophicphilosophic
catastrophic
apostrophic
philosophic

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His philanthropic gesture of buying coffee for everyone in the line made him the hero of Monday morning.

The tech company's philanthropic initiative focuses on providing internet access to rural communities.

😄 Fun example

She claimed her shopping spree was philanthropic because she was 'helping the economy.'

Many celebrities engage in philanthropic work to give back to their communities.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

charitablebenevolenthumanitarianaltruisticgenerous

Antonyms

selfishgreedymiserly

Related

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