Benevolence

Definitions

1. Disposition to do good.
   uncountable
2. Charitable kindness.
   uncountable
3. An altruistic gift or act.
   countable
4. A kind of forced loan or contribution levied by kings without legal authority, first so called under Edward IV in 1473.
   UK, countable, historical, uncountable

Equivalents

30 more languages

العربيةالكرمالنزعَة إلى الخيرعاطفةلاطفلطافةمصلحة+ 3 more

Bosanskiblagonaklonostблагонаклоностдоброта

Catalàbenevolència

Danskvelvilje

Ελληνικάαγαθοεργίακαλοσύνη

Suomianteliaisuushyvänsuopaisuushyvänsuopuushyväntahtoisuussuopeus+ 2 more

Gaeilgedea-mhéin

Gàidhligfiùghantachdmathasseirc

Galegohumanidadelargueza

עבריתחסד

हिन्दीमैत्री

Hrvatskiblagonaklonostблагонаклоностдоброта

Magyarjóindulatjótékonyság

日本語仁仁徳仁心仁愛仁慈徳慈悲深厚+ 5 more

한국어인애자

Kurdîhîmmet

Latinabenevolentia

Latviešulabvēlība

Македонскиблагонаклонетостдобронамерност

Nederlandsgoede wilgulheidwelwillendheid

Polskibenewolencjadobroćłaskawośćprzychylnośćżyczliwość+ 2 more

Portuguêsbenevolência

Românăbunăvoință

Русскийблагожела́тельностьдоброжелательностьдобротамилость+ 1 more

Српскиblagonaklonostблагонаклоностдоброта

Svenskavälvilja

ไทยข้าวแดงแกงร้อนเมตตา

TürkçeesirgemezlikhayırseverlikHimmetiyilikseverlikyardımseverlik+ 2 more

Українськадобрози́чли́вістьзичли́вість

Tiếng Việtnhânnhơn仁

Examples

“gesture of benevolence”

“show⟳ benevolence”

“spirit of benevolence”

“She smiled with benevolence at the children.”

“Benevolence? vvhich ſhall I be benevolent to; or vvhich firſt? I am puſſell'd in the choice.”

“His acts of benevolence earned him great respect⟳.”

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