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philanthropical

Upper-Intermediate (B2)

IPA: /fɪˈlænθrəpɪkəl/

KK: /fɪˈlænθrəpɪkəl/

adjective
Definition

Relating to the desire to promote the welfare of others, often through charitable donations or actions.


Example

The philanthropistical organization donated millions to help build schools in underprivileged areas.


Conversation
Sloth A
I just read about a philanthropical organization that helps kids in need.
Sloth B
That sounds amazing! It's great to see people giving back.
Sloth A
Yeah, I love how they focus on education and health.
Sloth B
Definitely, those are such important areas to support.

Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
charitable
altruistic
benevolent
Antonyms
selfish
greedy
uncharitable
Root Explanation

Philanthropical → It is formed from "philanthropia" (from Greek "philanthrōpos", meaning loving humanity) and the suffix "-ical" (meaning pertaining to). The word "philanthropical" refers to something that pertains to the love of humanity or charitable acts.

Memory Tip

Think of 'loving humanity' ('philanthropia') to remember that 'philanthropical' means relating to acts of kindness and charity towards people.

Visually Confused Words
unphilanthropically
unphilanthropic
psilanthropic
pantropical
anthropical
nonphilanthropic
theanthropical
misanthropical
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