1.
[syn: beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary, philanthropic]
2. of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy;
- Example: "a philanthropic society"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
philanthropic
adj 1: generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent
contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic
contributions" [syn: beneficent, benevolent,
eleemosynary, philanthropic]
2: of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy; "a
philanthropic society"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "philanthropic":
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