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Benevolent

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Adjective

1. benevolent

intending or showing kindness

Example Sentences:
'a benevolent society'

2. benevolent, charitable, good-hearted, kindly, large-hearted, openhearted, sympathetic

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

Example Sentences:
'was charitable in his opinions of others'
'kindly criticism'
'a kindly act'
'sympathetic words'
'a large-hearted mentor'

3. benevolent, freehearted

generous in providing aid to others

4. beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary, philanthropic

generous in assistance to the poor

Example Sentences:
'a benevolent contributor'
'eleemosynary relief'
'philanthropic contributions'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Benevolent

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adjective
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

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Benevolent

see synonyms of benevolent
adjective
1. 
doing or inclined to do good; kindly; charitable
2. 
characterized by or resulting from benevolence

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Benevolent

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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.

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