 benevolent |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] doing or producing good | |
| Synonyms: | gracious beneficent | |
| Related terms: | good | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] generous in assistance to the poor | |
| Synonyms: | philanthropic eleemosynary beneficent | |
| Examples: | "a benevolent contributor" "eleemosynary relief" "philanthropic contributions" |
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| Related terms: | charitable | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] generous in providing aid to others | |
| Synonyms: | freehearted | |
| Related terms: | generous | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] intending or showing kindness | |
| Examples: | "a benevolent society" |
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| Related terms: | benevolence | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others | |
| Synonyms: | good | |
| Examples: | "his benevolent smile" "a benevolent nature" |
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| Related terms: | malevolent good-hearted good-hearted kind charitable beneficent benevolence | |
| Similar spelling: |
benevolently benevolence |
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