benevolent

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/bəˈnɛvələnt/

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

kind, misguided, old, possible, ready, strong, together

VERB + BENEVOLENT

describe, gift

BENEVOLENT + NOUN

djinn, donor, god, language, legislature, man, vvhich, witch

PREP.

from, with

Definitions

adj

Having a disposition to do good.

Chinese and Eastern mythologies describe dragons as benevolent.

Benevolence? vvhich ſhall I be benevolent to; or vvhich firſt? I am puſſell'd in the choice.

Possessing or manifesting love for mankind.

Altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair.

This bill was not a gift from a benevolent legislature; it was a victory for the community which worked for its passage.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — generous in assistance to the poor

beneficent
eleemosynary
philanthropic

adjective — generous in providing aid to others

freehearted

adjective — showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and gener

charitable
kindly
sympathetic
good-hearted
openhearted
large-hearted

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

benevolent overlord

A person in a position of power who does not act tyrannically.

Ever since our benevolent overlords, the Japanese, began to panic everything has been all turned around.

Example Bank

Chinese and Eastern mythologies describe dragons as benevolent.

Wiktionary

Benevolence? vvhich ſhall I be benevolent to; or vvhich firſt? I am puſſell'd in the choice.

Wiktionary

This bill was not a gift from a benevolent legislature; it was a victory for the community which worked for its passage.

Wiktionary

He was a benevolent old man who volunteered to mow his neighbors' lawns for free.

Tatoeba · #1998

She's a benevolent witch.

Tatoeba · #2588736

Utterly different from Tom was his friend John, who was kind and benevolent.

Tatoeba · #2725644

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