benevolent

adj.

1. Characterized by or suggestive of doing good.
2. Of, concerned with, or organized for the benefit of charity.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin benevolēns, benevolent- : bene, well + volēns, present participle of velle, to wish.]

benevolently 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 kind.

adjective

1. Characterized by kindness and concern for others: altruistic, beneficent, benign, benignant, good, goodhearted, kind, kindhearted, kindly. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, kind/cruel.
2. Of or concerned with charity: altruistic, charitable, eleemosynary, philanthropic, philanthropical. See give/take/reciprocity, kind/cruel.

adj

Definition: charitable, kind
Antonyms: greedy, malevolent, mean, selfish, spiteful, unkind

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IN BRIEF: Having a desire to do good.

If your actions are upright and benevolent, be assured they will augment your power and happiness. — Cyrus the Great (ca. 600-529 B.C.; king of Persia; founder of Persian Empire; captured Babylon and delivered the Jews

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - næstekærlig, menneskekærlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
liefdadig, welwillend, vriendelijk

Français (French)
adj. - bienveillant, généreux, de bienfaisance

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wohlwollend, gütig, wohltätig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καλοπροαίρετος, καλοσυνάτος, φιλανθρωπικός, ευεργετικός

Italiano (Italian)
benevolo, caritatevole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - benevolente

Русский (Russian)
доброжелательный, щедрый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - benévolo, caritativo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - välvillig, generös

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
仁慈的, 有爱心的, 厚道的, 行善的, 慈善的, 亲切的, 善意的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 仁慈的, 有愛心的, 厚道的, 行善的, 慈善的, 親切的, 善意的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 자애로운, 호의적인, 자선적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 優しい, 慈善的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) محسن, خيري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רחב-לב, נדיב-לב‬

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