Synonyms for philanthropy
Most common
charity kindness altruism benevolence humanity humanism philanthropism
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Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- philanthropies → altruisms, charities, benevolences, kindnesses…
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Philanthropy applies to wide schemes for human welfare, often, but not always, involving large expenditures in charity or benevolence.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- charity The street had a charity run for cancer awareness.
- kindness Kyoko had the kindness to carry my baggage for me.
- altruism Love is harmony, altruism, and self-sacrifice.
- benevolence Benevolence is abstract, a good deed is concrete.
- humanity Advances in science don't always benefit humanity.
- humanism The poet always takes account of humanism before everything.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| philanthropy | rising | |
| charity | rising | |
| kindness | rising | |
| altruism | rising | |
| benevolence | rising | |
| humanity | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- love1
- 7 letters
- charity3
- 8 letters
- humanity4, kindness2, humanism4, altruism4
- 10 letters
- generosity5
- 11 letters
- benevolence4
- 14 letters
- philanthropism
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (charity3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- philanthropie
- Italiano
- filantropia