philanthropy
/fih-LAN-thruh-pee/nounthe desire to promote others' welfare, especially through generous donations
“Her philanthropy built clinics in a dozen countries.”
- Synonyms
- charity, benevolence, generosity
- Antonyms
- misanthropy
- Root
- phil- (love)
- Memory hook
- phil (love) + anthropy (mankind): love of humankind, funded.
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