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adjective, intending or showing goodwill; kindly; friendly
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benevolent
- 1) adjective, intending or showing goodwill; kindly; friendly
- 2) adjective, doing good or giving aid to others, rather than making profit; charitable
Etymology
C15: from Latin benevolēns, from bene well + velle to wish
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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Synonyms
caring, kind, good, kindly, understanding, liberal, generous, obliging, sympathetic, humanitarian, charitable, benign, humane, compassionate, gracious, indulgent, amiable, amicable, lenient, cordial, considerate, affable, congenial, philanthropic, bountiful, beneficent, well-disposed, kind-hearted, warm-hearted, bounteous
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