benevolent
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/bəˈnɛvələnt/
Definition of benevolent
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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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.”
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adj
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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.
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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.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Old French benevolent, borrowed from Latin benevolēns ("benevolent"). Displaced native Old English welwillende (literally well-wishing).
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