philanthropic foundation
noun
Simple meaning
A foundation that provides funds for science or art or education or religion or relief from disease etc.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
fihluhnthrahpihkfowndayshuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
fɪlənθˈɹɑpɪkfaʊnˈdeɪʃən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A foundation that provides funds for science or art or education or religion or relief from disease etc.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A foundation that provides funds for science or art or education or religion or relief from disease etc.
Used this way, philanthropic foundation is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a religious use: it carries the weight of tradition and ceremony.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Religion/spirituality
- Historical writing
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
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