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philanthropy
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of PHILANTHROPY
1
a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution <among the industrialist's philanthropies was a college scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city>
2
the giving of necessities and especially money to the needy <much dedicated to philanthropy, the industrialist maintains a surprisingly modest lifestyle>
Related Words altruism, do-gooding, do-goodism, humanism, humanitarianism; beneficence, benevolence, goodwill; alms, benefaction, contribution, donation; relief, welfare; endowment, fund, grant, subsidy
3
the quality or state of being generous <a society dowager renowned for her philanthropy>
Synonyms bigheartedness, bountifulness, bounty, generosity, generousness, largesse (also largess), munificence, openhandedness, openheartedness, philanthropy, unselfishness
Related Words beneficence, charity, kindliness, selflessness; kindness; gift, gratuity, lagniappe; tribute; extravagance, improvidence, lavishness, prodigality, wastefulness; spendthrift; dissipating, squandering
Near Antonyms conserving, economizing, economy, frugality, husbandry, providence, scrimping, skimping, thrift; conservation, saving; husbanding, managing; scraping; cutting back
Antonyms cheapness, closeness, meanness, miserliness, parsimony, penuriousness, pinching, selfishness, stinginess, tightness, ungenerosity
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