- do-goodism
- noun see do-good
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
do-goodism
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do-goodism — /dooh good iz euhm/, n. the actions or principles of a do gooder. Also, do gooderism /dooh good euh riz euhm/. [1950 55; DO GOOD(ER) + ISM] * * * … Universalium
do-goodism — noun The action of a do gooder … Wiktionary
do-goodism — do good·ism … English syllables
do-goodism — do good•ism [[t]ˈdu gʊdˌɪz əm[/t]] also do good•er•ism [[t] ˈgʊd əˌrɪz [/t]] n. the actions or attitudes of a do gooder • Etymology: 1950–55 … From formal English to slang
do-goodism — noun see do good * * * /dooh good iz euhm/, n. the actions or principles of a do gooder. Also, do gooderism /dooh good euh riz euhm/. [1950 55; DO GOOD(ER) + ISM] * * * doˈ goodˈism noun (derogatory). • • • … Useful english dictionary
do-good — adjective Date: 1952 designed or disposed sometimes impracticably and too zealously toward bettering the conditions under which others live • do goodism noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
agape — Synonyms and related words: Amor, BOMFOG, Benthamism, Christian charity, Christian love, Eros, Platonic love, accord, accordance, admiration, adoration, affection, affinity, aghast, agog, agreement, ajar, all agog, altruism, amazed, amity,… … Moby Thesaurus
altruism — Synonyms and related words: BOMFOG, Benthamism, Christian charity, Christian love, agape, beneficence, benevolence, benevolent disposition, benevolentness, bigheartedness, brotherly love, caritas, charitableness, charity, commitment, consecration … Moby Thesaurus
beneficence — Synonyms and related words: BOMFOG, Benthamism, Christian charity, Christian love, agape, alms, altruism, auspiciousness, benefaction, benevolence, benevolent disposition, benevolentness, benignancy, benignity, bigheartedness, brightness,… … Moby Thesaurus
benevolence — Synonyms and related words: BOMFOG, Benthamism, Christian charity, Christian love, accommodatingness, act of grace, act of kindness, advantageousness, affability, agape, agreeableness, altruism, amiability, amity, auspiciousness, benefaction,… … Moby Thesaurus
