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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unselfish concern |
| Synonyms: | benevolence, charity, humanitarianism, kindness, magnanimity, philanthropy, public spirit, selflessness, social conscience |
| Main Entry: | charity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kindness, compassion |
| Synonyms: | affection, agape, altruism, amity, attachment, benevolence, benignity, bountifulness, bounty, caritas, clemency, fellow feeling, generosity, goodness, goodwill, grace, humaneness, humanity, indulgence, kindliness, lenity, love, magnanimity, mercy, tenderheartedness |
| Antonyms: | malevolence, uncharitableness, unkindness |
| Main Entry: | generosity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spirit of giving |
| Synonyms: | all heart, alms-giving, altruism, beneficence, benevolence, bounteousness, bounty, charitableness, charity, free giving, goodness, heart, high-mindedness, hospitality, kindness, largesse, liberality, magnanimity, munificence, nobleness, openhandedness, philanthropy, profusion, readiness, unselfishness |
| Antonyms: | greed, meanness, selfishness, stinginess |
Example Sentences
- In his view, these sites were full of untapped potential for altruism.
- Animals show altruism toward strangers.
- This is altruism towards strangers, for example, charity.
| Main Entry: | good will/goodwill |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kindliness |
| Synonyms: | altruism, amity, benevolence, brownie points, charity, comity, cordiality, favor, friendliness, friendship, generosity, good deed, good side of, helpfulness, rapport, right side of, sympathy, tolerance |
| Antonyms: | meanness |
| Main Entry: | humanity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | benevolence |
| Synonyms: | altruism, amity, brotherly love, charity, compassion, empathy, feeling, friendship, generosity, goodness, goodwill, heart, kindheartedness, kindness, mercy, sympathy |
| Main Entry: | kindness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | compassion, generosity |
| Synonyms: | affection, altruism, amiability, beneficence, benevolence, charity, clemency, consideration, cordiality, courtesy, decency, delicacy, fellow feeling, forbearance, gentleness, good intention, good will, goodness, grace, graciousness, heart, helpfulness, hospitality, humanity, indulgence, kindliness, magnanimity, mildness, patience, philanthropy, serviceability, solicitousness, solicitude, sweetness, sympathy, tact, tenderness, thoughtfulness, tolerance, understanding, unselfishness |
| Antonyms: | cruelty, harshness, meanness |
| Main Entry: | philanthropy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | humanitarianism |
| Synonyms: | alms, alms-giving, altruism, assistance, benefaction, beneficence, charity, contribution, dole, donation, endowment, fund, generosity, gifting, good works, helping hand, relief |
| Main Entry: | tolerance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | open-mindedness |
| Synonyms: | altruism, benevolence, broad-mindedness, charity, clemency, compassion, concession, endurance, forbearance, freedom, good will, grace, humanity, indulgence, kindness, lenience, leniency, lenity, liberalism, liberality, liberalness, license, magnanimity, mercifulness, mercy, patience, permission, permissiveness, sensitivity, sufferance, sympathy, toleration, understanding |
| Antonyms: | bias, disapproval, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, prejudice |
| Main Entry: | good will |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kindliness |
| Synonyms: | altruism, amity, benevolence, brownie points, charity, comity, cordiality, favor, friendliness, friendship, generosity, good deed, goodwill, helpfulness, kindness, rapport, sympathy, tolerance |
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