Standard Lemma guide

philanthropic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌfɪl.ənˈθɹɒp.ɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American, dialectal: /ˌfɪl.ənˈθɹɑ.pɪk/ of Canada
  • Canada, dialectal: /ˌfɪl.ənˈθɹɒp.ɪk/ of the US
  • Australian: /ˌfɪl.ənˈθɹɔp.ɪk/
  • Australian: /ˈfɪl.ənˈθɹɒp.ɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɒpɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: F IH2 L AH0 N TH R AA1 P IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankind

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a philanthropic enterprise

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a philanthropic society

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

generous in assistance to the poor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a benevolent contributor
  • eleemosynary relief
  • philanthropic contributions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French philanthropique.

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բարեգործական (baregorcakan) — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Asturian: filantrópicu — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Belarusian: філантрапі́чны (filantrapíčny) — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Catalan: filantròpic — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 博爱的 (Bó'ài de) — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 仁慈的 (Réncí de) — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Czech: filantropický — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Dutch: filantropisch — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Esperanto: filantropia — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Finnish: filantropinen — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Finnish: hyväntekeväisyys- — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • French: philanthropique — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • German: philanthropisch — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • German: menschenfreundlich — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Hungarian: emberbaráti — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Irish: daonchairdiúil — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Italian: filantropico — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Japanese: 博愛の — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Japanese: 慈善の — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Japanese: 情け深い — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Kazakh: адамсүйгіш (adamsüigış) — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Korean: 인정 많은 (injeong maneun) — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Korean: 인자한 (injahan) — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Korean: 박애의 (bagae'ui) — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Korean: 동포애의 (dongpoae'ui) — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Latvian: filantropisks — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Norwegian Bokmål: filantropisk — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: filantropisk — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Occitan: filantropic — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Polish: filantropijny — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Portuguese: filantrópico — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Romanian: filantropic — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Russian: филантропи́ческий (filantropíčeskij) — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Serbo-Croatian: filàntropskī — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Serbo-Croatian: čovjekoljùbiv — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Spanish: filantrópico — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Swedish: filantropisk — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Swedish: människoälskande — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Ukrainian: філантропі́чний (filantropíčnyj) — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Volapük: menilöfik — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
  • Welsh: dyngarol — of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy
Real reading context

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