'Philanthropic' definitions:
Definition of 'philanthropic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions" [syn: beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary, philanthropic]
adjective
Of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy; "a philanthropic society"
Definition of 'Philanthropic'
From: GCIDE
- Philanthropic \Phil`an*throp"ic\, Philanthropical \Phil`an*throp"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. philanthropique.] Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankind; as, a philanthropic enterprise. -- {Phil`an*throp"ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'philanthropic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- almsgiving,
- altruistic,
- beneficent,
- benevolent,
- bighearted,
- charitable,
- contributing,
- donating,
- eleemosynary,
- freehanded,
- freehearted,
- generous,
- giving,
- good,
- greathearted,
- humane,
- humanitarian,
- kindhearted,
- largehearted,
- magnanimous,
- munificent,
- open-handed,
- openhearted,
- public,
- spirited,
- ungrudging,
- unstinting,
- welfare,
- welfare statist,
- welfarist