Philanthropic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

generous in assistance to the poor

of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɪlɐnθɹˈɑːpɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/fɪlɐnθɹˈɒpɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɪlɐnθɹˈɒpɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /fɪlɐnθɹˈɑːpɪk/.

Examples

a benevolent contributor
eleemosynary relief
philanthropic contributions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

beneficent eleemosynary benevolent

Parts of Speech

adjective	generous in assistance to the poor “a benevolent contributor”
adjective	of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy “a philanthropic society”

Word Forms

philanthropy

noun

voluntary promotion of human welfare

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

philanthropisch

großzügig in der Hilfe für die Armen

🇫🇷French

philanthropique

généreux dans l'aide aux pauvres

🇪🇸Spanish

filantrópico

generoso en ayuda a los pobres

🇮🇹Italian

filantropico

generoso nell’aiuto ai poveri

🇳🇱Dutch

filantropisch

genereus in hulp aan de armen

🇵🇹Portuguese

filantrópico

generoso na assistência aos pobres

🇷🇺Russian

филантропический

щедрый на помощь бедным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परोपकारी

गरीबों की सहायता में उदार

🇧🇩Bengali

পরোপকারী

দরিদ্রদের সাহায্যে উদার

🇮🇳Tamil

பரோபகாரம்

ஏழைகளுக்கு தாராளமாக உதவி செய்பவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

దాతృత్వ

పేదలకు సహాయం చేయడంలో ఉదారంగా

🇮🇳Marathi

परोपकारी

गरीबांना मदत करण्यासाठी उदार

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરોપકારી

ગરીબોને મદદ કરવામાં ઉદાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರೋಪಕಾರಿ

ಬಡವರಿಗೆ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡುವ ಉದಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരോപകാരി

ദരിദ്രരെ സഹായിക്കുന്നതിൽ ഉദാരമതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰੀ

ਗਰੀਬਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹੇ ਦਿਲ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

انسان دوست

غریبوں کی مدد میں فراخدلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

慈善

慷慨援助穷人

🇯🇵Japanese

慈善活動

貧しい人々への援助に寛大である

🇰🇷Korean

자선 활동의

가난한 사람들에게 관대하게 도움을 줌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

từ thiện

hào phóng giúp đỡ người nghèo

🇹🇭Thai

ใจบุญสุนทาน

มีน้ำใจช่วยเหลือผู้ยากไร้

🇮🇩Indonesian

dermawan

dermawan dalam memberikan bantuan kepada masyarakat miskin

🇵🇭Filipino

mapagkawanggawa

bukas-palad sa pagtulong sa mga mahihirap

🇲🇾Malay

dermawan

bermurah hati membantu fakir miskin

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خيري

سخية في مساعدة الفقراء

🇮🇷Persian

بشردوستانه

سخاوتمندانه در کمک به فقرا

🇹🇷Turkish

hayırsever

yoksullara yardım konusunda cömert

🇮🇱Hebrew

פילנתרופית

נדיב בסיוע לעניים

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