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Meaning of benevolent


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  benevolent
      adj 1: intending or showing kindness; "a benevolent society"
      2: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and
         generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others";
         "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a
         large-hearted mentor" [syn: {charitable}, {benevolent},
         {kindly}, {sympathetic}, {good-hearted}, {openhearted},
         {large-hearted}]
      3: generous in providing aid to others [syn: {benevolent},
         {freehearted}]
      4: generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent
         contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic
         contributions" [syn: {beneficent}, {benevolent},
         {eleemosynary}, {philanthropic}]


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