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be·nev·o·lent

 (bə-nĕv′ə-lənt)
adj.
1.
a. Characterized by or given to doing good: "a benevolent philanthropist who donated the funds to found the town library" (Willie Morris).
b. Suggestive of doing good; agreeable: a benevolent smile.
2. Relating to a charitable organization that operates without making a profit.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin benevolēns, benevolent- : bene, well; see deu- in Indo-European roots + volēns, present participle of velle, to wish; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]

be·nev′o·lent·ly adv.
Synonyms: benevolent, charitable, eleemosynary, philanthropic
These adjectives mean of, concerned with, providing, or provided by charity: a benevolent fund; a charitable foundation; eleemosynary relief; philanthropic contributions. See Also Synonyms at kind1.
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benevolent

(bɪˈnɛvələnt)
adj
1. intending or showing goodwill; kindly; friendly: a benevolent smile; a benevolent old man.
2. doing good or giving aid to others, rather than making profit; charitable: a benevolent organization.
[C15: from Latin benevolēns, from bene well + velle to wish]
beˈnevolently adv
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be•nev•o•lent

(bəˈnɛv ə lənt)

adj.
1. characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent smile.
2. desiring to help others; charitable.
3. established for good works: a benevolent society.
[1425–75; late Middle English < Latin benevolent-, s. of benevolēns kindhearted =bene- bene- + volēns, present participle of velle to want, wish]
be•nev′o•lent•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.benevolent - intending or showing kindness; "a benevolent society"
2.benevolent - showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"
kind - having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"
3.benevolent - generous in providing aid to othersbenevolent - generous in providing aid to others
generous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"
4.benevolent - generous in assistance to the poorbenevolent - generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"
charitable - full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"
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benevolent

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benevolent

adjective
1. Characterized by kindness and concern for others:
2. Of or concerned with charity:
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Translations
مُحْسِن، مُحِبٌّ للخَيْر
dobročinnýlaskavýshovívavý
generøsgodhjertet
góîgjarn
benevolentný
cömertyardımsever

benevolent

[bɪˈnevələnt]
A. ADJ
1. (= kind) → benévolo, benevolente
a benevolent smileuna sonrisa benévola or benevolente
2. (= charitable) [organization, society] → benéfica, de beneficencia
B. CPD benevolent fund Nfondos mpl benéficos
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benevolent

[bɪˈnɛvələnt] adj [leader, employer] → bienveillant(e)benevolent fund nfonds m de solidarité
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benevolent

adj
wohlwollend; pat, smile, twinklegutmütig; (as character trait) → gütig; emperor, judgemild; Benevolent Despotismder aufgeklärte Absolutismus
(= charitable) benevolent fundUnterstützungsfonds m, → Unterstützungskasse f; benevolent institutionWohltätigkeitseinrichtung f; benevolent societyWohltätigkeitsverein m
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benevolent

[bɪˈnɛvələnt] adjbenevolo/a
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benevolence

(biˈnevələns) noun
generosity and desire to do good.
beˈnevolent adjective
a benevolent father.
beˈnevolently adverb
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He strove to shelter her, as a fair exotic is sheltered by the gardener, from every rougher wind and to surround her with all that could tend to excite pleasurable emotion in her soft and benevolent mind.
(Count of the Holy Roman Empire, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Brazen Crown, Perpetual Arch-Master of the Rosicrucian Masons of Mesopotamia; Attached (in Honorary Capacities) to Societies Musical, Societies Medical, Societies Philosophical, and Societies General Benevolent, throughout Europe; etc.
Bleeding Heart Yard had been harrowed by Mr Pancks, and cropped by Mr Casby, at the regular seasons; Mr Pancks had taken all the drudgery and all the dirt of the business as his share; Mr Casby had taken all the profits, all the ethereal vapour, and all the moonshine, as his share; and, in the form of words which that benevolent beamer generally employed on Saturday evenings, when he twirled his fat thumbs after striking the week's balance, 'everything had been satisfactory to all parties--all parties--satisfactory, sir, to all parties.'
On the opposite side sat a bald- headed old gentleman, with a good-humoured, benevolent face-- the clergyman of Dingley Dell; and next him sat his wife, a stout, blooming old lady, who looked as if she were well skilled, not only in the art and mystery of manufacturing home-made cordials greatly to other people's satisfaction, but of tasting them occasionally very much to her own.
As Jamrach had not become rich by stupidity, he handed something to his guide and hastened on, and soon came to a toll-gate kept by a Benevolent Gentleman, to whom he gave something, and was suffered to pass.
But persons who think otherwise, and are of a lazy, or a benevolent, or a sarcastic mood, may perhaps like to step in for half an hour, and look at the performances.
In fact, on one occasion, I intimated the propriety of a canine crusade to Mehevi; but the benevolent king would not consent to it.
The side turned up to the public view, presented the spectacle of a gentleman, possessed of considerable reputation as a speaker at charitable meetings, and endowed with administrative abilities, which he placed at the disposal of various Benevolent Societies, mostly of the female sort.
She looks with agony in the face of the man who has bought her,--a respectable middle-aged man, of benevolent countenance.
very benevolent countenance then; but how hard he breathes, he's heaving himself; get off, Queequeg, you are heavy, it's grinding the face of the poor.
First, the gentle and lovely Lady Arbella would have been seen in the old chair, almost sinking out of its arms for very weakness; then Roger Williams, in his cloak and band, earnest, energetic, and benevolent; then the figure of Anne Hutchinson, with the like gesture as when she presided at the assemblages of women; then the dark, intellectual face of Vane, "young in years, but in sage counsel old." Next would have appeared the successive governors, Winthrop, Dudley, Bellingham, and Endicott, who sat in the chair while it was a chair of state.
Preparatory to the chase, they performed some religious rites, and offered up to the Great Spirit a few short prayers for safety and success; then, having received the blessings of their wives, they leaped upon their horses and departed, leaving the whole party of Christian spectators amazed and rebuked by this lesson of faith and dependence on a supreme and benevolent Being.