anti-materialism
noun[U]
(alsoantimaterialism)uk/ˌæn.ti.məˈtɪə.ri.ə.lɪ.zəm/us/ˌæn.t̬i.məˈtɪr.i.ə.lɪ.zəm//ˌæn.taɪ.məˈtɪr.i.ə.lɪ.zəm/ideasandactivitiesbasedon thebeliefthat havingmoneyand possessions is not the mostimportantthing inlife:
Many of the festival-goersespousephilosophies of anti-materialism, nonviolence, andenvironmentalresponsibility.
Antimaterialism is good for thesouland for theplanet, and itshowshow, with differentpriorities, we canmanagewith much less.
- His anti-materialismappearsto begenuine.
- It isespeciallyannoyingthat heespousesanti-materialismwhilstlivingrent-freewith hisparents.
Generous & charitable
- altruistic
- altruistically
- anti-materialist
- beneficence
- beneficent
- charitable
- generous
- generously
- giver
- handout
- humane
- largesse
- lavish
- munificence
- munificent
- open-handed
- overgenerosity
- unsparing
- unstinting
- volunteerism