benevolence

UK /bəˈnɛvələns/ US /bəˈnɛvələns/

noun 4

Definitions

noun

Disposition to do good.

gesture of benevolence

show benevolence

Charitable kindness.

His acts of benevolence earned him great respect.

An altruistic gift or act.

A kind of forced loan or contribution levied by kings without legal authority, first so called under Edward IV in 1473.

ADJ.

abstract, cheerful

VERB + BENEVOLENCE

don't, forget, invoke, nurture, show

BENEVOLENCE + NOUN

butcher, confers, everything, gods

PREP.

from

noun — an act intending or showing kindness and good will

gesture of benevolence

Wiktionary

show benevolence

Wiktionary

spirit of benevolence

Wiktionary

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.

Tatoeba · #714764

Benevolence is abstract, a good deed is concrete.

Tatoeba · #1559486

A certain hallmark of wisdom is the cheerful benevolence it confers.

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