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Synonyms for philanthropy
fɪˈlæn θrə piphi·lan·thropy
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Wiktionary
philanthropynoun
Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of mankind, especially by charitable giving
As public funding is reduced, we depend increasingly on private philanthropy.
Antonyms:
misanthropy
English Synonyms and Antonyms
philanthropy
According to the etymology and original usage, beneficence is the doing well, benevolence the wishing or willing well to others; but benevolence has come to include beneficence, and to displace it. We should not now speak of benevolence which did not help, unless where there was no power to help; even then we should rather say good-will or sympathy. Charity, which originally meant the purest love for God and man (as in 1 Cor. xiii), is now almost universally applied to some form of almsgiving, and is much more limited in meaning than benevolence. Benignity suggests some occult power of blessing, such as was formerly ascribed to the stars; we may say a good man has an air of benignity. Kindness and tenderness are personal; benevolence and charity are general. Kindness extends to all sentient beings, whether men or animals, in prosperity or in distress. Tenderness especially goes out toward the young, feeble, and needy, or even to the dead. Humanity is so much kindness and tenderness toward man or beast as it would be inhuman not to have; we say of some act of care or kindness, "common humanity requires it." Generosity is self-forgetful kindness in disposition or action; it includes much besides giving; as, the generosity of forgiveness. Bounty applies to ample giving, which on a larger scale is expressed by munificence. Liberality indicates broad, genial kindly views, whether manifested in gifts or otherwise. We speak of the bounty of a generous host, the liberality or munificence of the founder of a college, or of the liberality of a theologian toward the holders of conflicting beliefs. Philanthropy applies to wide schemes for human welfare, often, but not always, involving large expenditures in charity or benevolence. Compare MERCY.
Synonyms:
almsgiving, beneficence, benevolence, benignity, bounty, charity, generosity, good-will, humanity, kind-heartedness, kindliness, kindness, liberality, munificence, sympathy, unselfishnessAntonyms:
barbarity, brutality, churlishness, greediness, harshness, ill-will, illiberality, inhumanity, malevolence, malignity, niggardliness, self-seeking, selfishness, stinginess, unkindnessPreposition:
Benevolence of, on the part of, or from the wealthy, to or toward the poor.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
philanthropy
Synonyms:
humanity, love of mankind, good will to all men, general, benevolenceAntonyms:
misanthropy, hatred of men
Princeton's WordNet
philanthropy, philanthropic giftnoun
voluntary promotion of human welfare
Synonyms:
philanthropic gift
Dictionary of English Synonymes
philanthropynoun
Synonyms:
humanity, love of mankind, general benevolence, good will to all men
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#191 | general | |
#4766 | charity | |
#7812 | humanity | |
#9861 | sympathy | |
#15279 | kindness | |
#16810 | bounty | |
#17655 | philanthropy | |
#19248 | generosity | |
#26436 | patronage | |
#32091 | philanthropic | |
#44359 | benevolence | |
#99001 | liberality | |
#105635 | beneficence | |
#148590 | unselfishness | |
#192100 | kindliness | |
#232640 | munificence | |
#240406 | almsgiving | |
#299128 | benignity |
How to use philanthropy in a sentence?
They acknowledged that it takes time to become good at something as difficult as effective philanthropy.
Jack Ma has been signaling for some time Jack Ma interests in philanthropy, environment, women's empowerment, education and development.
To avoid being Icarus you have to... not only avoid flying too close to the sun, but also avoid crashing into the waves. So you have to still be ambitious. In philanthropy, education, environment he has plenty of room to soar yet. Areas where the government will be tolerant if not encouraging.
In addition to whatever assets life has nurtured in me, I have a disproportionate amount of money to share, my approach to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful. It will take time and effort and care.
It's important when asking people to be philanthropic that there is an element of choice, forced philanthropy is a problem in the workplace.
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- filantropiaCatalan, Valencian
- filantropieCzech
- Philantropie, Menschenliebe, NächstenliebeGerman
- φιλανθρωπίαGreek
- filantropioEsperanto
- filantropíaSpanish
- filantropia, hyväntekeväisyysjärjestö, hyvä työ, ihmisystävällisyysFinnish
- philantropieFrench
- մարդասիրություն, բարեգործությունArmenian
- filantropiaItalian
- filantropiaPolish
- filantropiaPortuguese
- filantropieRomanian
- филантро́пияRussian
- filantròpija, čovekoljubivostSerbo-Croatian
- hayırseverlik, insanseverlik, yardımseverlikTurkish
- menilöfVolapük
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