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benevolent

/bəˈnevələnt/

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adjective

Kind and generous in wanting to help others; showing goodwill.

The benevolent donor funded the school.
She has a benevolent nature.

Adinary Nuance

Near-neighbors: benevolent is stronger than kind and more active than nice, suggesting intentional generosity. Unlike neutral good, it implies warm, helpful goodwill. Choose benevolent when you want to stress heartfelt, active care.

In other languages

Spanish: Benévolo / Benéfica
Japanese: 善意のある
Korean: 착한
Vietnamese: Tốt bụng
Chinese: 仁慈的

Common phrases

benevolent smilebenevolent gesturebenevolent act

Synonyms

charitable compassionate generous humane kind

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