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- DictionaryBe·nev·o·lent/bəˈnevəl(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. well meaning and kindly: "a benevolent smile" Similar kindkindlykindheartedwarmheartedtenderheartedbig-heartedgood-naturedgoodgracioustolerantbenigncompassionatecaringsympatheticconsideratethoughtfulwell meaningobligingaccommodatinghelpfuldecentneighborlypublic-spiritedcharitablealtruistichumanehumanitarianphilanthropicgenerousmagnanimousmunificentunselfishungrudgingunstintingopenhandedfree-handedfreeliberallavishbountifulbeneficentindulgentliterary:bounteousrare:benignantOpposite unkindtightfisted
- ▪ (of an organization) serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose: "a benevolent fund" Similar charitablenon-profit-makingnonprofitnot-for-profithistorical:almsgivingrare:eleemosynary
Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French benivolent, from Latin bene volent- ‘well wishing’, from bene ‘well’ + velle ‘to wish’.
Derivatives
- 1. benevolently adverb
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