adjective
- Intending or showing kindness.
- usage: "a benevolent society"
- Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity.
- usage: "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"
- synonyms: charitable, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted
- Generous in providing aid to others.
- synonyms: freehearted
- Generous in assistance to the poor.
- usage: "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"
- synonyms: beneficent, eleemosynary, philanthropic
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