Benevolent
[bɪ'nev(ə)l(ə)nt] or [bə'nɛvələnt]
Definition
(adj.) generous in providing aid to others .
(adj.) intending or showing kindness; 'a benevolent society' .
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Definition
(a.) Having a disposition to do good; possessing or manifesting love to mankind, and a desire to promote their prosperity and happiness; disposed to give to good objects; kind; charitable.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Kind, benignant, benign, kind-hearted, obliging, humane, tender, charitable, disposed to do good.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See BENEFICIENT]
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Examples
- Different benevolent-minded ladies and gentlemen in this neighbourhood and in London. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- When he did look at me, his eye was kind; when he did speak, his voice was benevolent. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- My mother was the most beautiful woman, and possessed the finest and most benevolent countenance, I have ever seen in my whole life. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- He had come back to his seat, and was now leaning forward with folded arms, looking at the benevolent face of his friend. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- O, my dear brethren and fellow-sojourners in Vanity Fair, which among you does not know and suffer under such benevolent despots? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I was soon introduced into the presence of the magistrate, an old benevolent man, with calm and mild manners. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- I might act the benevolent with them, but acting is not my _forte_. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- And it was from the gifts bestowed upon him towards the execution of this benevolent purpose, that he recruited his finances, as just now observed. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Benevolent, philanthropic man! Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- I could not help expressing something of my wonder and regret that his benevolent, disinterested intentions had prospered so little. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He is a benevolent fellow, and has, besides, an intellect of his own of no trifling calibre. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He said this in his most gay, yet benevolent manner, and smiled, not disdainfully, but in playful mockery of himself. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I wish he had let it off, says the benevolent old man, and blown his head into as many pieces as he owed pounds! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The organ-grinder piteously put in his claim to a penny from the benevolent stranger. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It was right to do it, it was kind to do it, it was benevolent to do it, and he would do it again. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- But Isis, we are told, is no longer Isis but Hariti, a pestilence goddess whom Buddha converted and made benevolent. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I'll do anything in reason, said the benevolent-looking gentleman, pressing in and joining with the bids. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The results of schools, founded for them by benevolent individuals in Cincinnati, fully establish this. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The consent of the governed is more than a safeguard against ignorant tyrants: it is an insurance against benevolent despots as well. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- You benevolent! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- So, bless her old soul, she sat as upright as she could, in her great chair, and looked as fierce as might be--and that was benevolent after all. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Caroline felt this kind language where the benevolent speaker intended she should feel it--in her very heart. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Sights, sir,' resumed Mr. Weller, 'as 'ud penetrate your benevolent heart, and come out on the other side. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He was obstinate, but not firm; benevolent in his first movements; harsh and reckless when provoked. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He is said to have been an exceeding good man, considering his education, being naturally of a most kind, benevolent temper. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- This was the first time I ever saw him follow Ada with his eyes with something of a shadow on their benevolent expression. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Benevolent old boy! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I know no man more likely than Mr. Knightley to do the sort of thingto do any thing really good-natured, useful, considerate, or benevolent. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Adrian despised the narrow views of the politician, and Raymond held in supreme contempt the benevolent visions of the philanthropist. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I know you are wise; I feel you are benevolent; I believe you are conscientious. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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