BENEVOLENT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others
   Synonym(s)
   • good (what does good mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his benevolent smile
   • a benevolent nature
   Antonym(s)
   • malevolent (what does malevolent mean?)
   • malicious (what does malicious mean?)
   Similar To
   • good-hearted (what does good-hearted mean?)
   • kind (what does kind mean?)
   • kindly (what does kindly mean?)
   • openhearted (what does openhearted mean?)
   See Also
   • beneficent (what does beneficent mean?)
   • charitable (what does charitable mean?)
   • kind (what does kind mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • benevolence (what does benevolence mean?)
2. Meaning
   • generous in assistance to the poor
   Synonym(s)
   • beneficent (what does beneficent mean?)
   • eleemosynary (what does eleemosynary mean?)
   • philanthropic (what does philanthropic mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a benevolent contributor
   • eleemosynary relief
   • philanthropic contributions
   Similar To
   • charitable (what does charitable mean?)
3. Meaning
   • generous in providing aid to others
   Synonym(s)
   • freehearted (what does freehearted mean?)
   Similar To
   • generous (what does generous mean?)
4. Meaning
   • doing or producing good
   Synonym(s)
   • beneficent (what does beneficent mean?)
   • gracious (what does gracious mean?)
   Similar To
   • good (what does good mean?)
5. Meaning
   • intending or showing kindness
   Usage Example(s)
   • a benevolent society
   Pertainym(s)
   • benevolence (what does benevolence mean?)
   • benefaction (what does benefaction mean?)