Definitions for Benevolent
bəˈnɛv ə ləntbenev·o·lent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. benevolentadjective

   intending or showing kindness

   "a benevolent society"

2. charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-heartedadjective

   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"

3. benevolent, freeheartedadjective

   generous in providing aid to others

4. beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary, philanthropicadjective

   generous in assistance to the poor

   "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. benevolentadjective

   Possessing or manifesting love for mankind.

2. benevolentadjective

   Having a disposition to do good.

3. benevolentadjective

   altruistic or charitable.

4. benevolentadjective

   generous.

5. Etymology: bene + volo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Benevolentadjective

   Kind; having good will, or kind inclinations.

   Etymology: benevolens, benevolentia, Lat.

   Thou good old man, benevolent as wise. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   Nature all
   Is blooming and benevolent like thee. James Thomson.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.6 / 5 votes

1. Benevolentadjective

   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

How to pronounce Benevolent?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Benevolent in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Benevolent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Benevolent in a Sentence

1. James Jones:

   I think the United States can show itself as a benevolent country by exporting energy and by helping countries that don’t have adequate supplies become more self-sufficient and less dependent and less threatened.

2. Larry Johnson:

   A lot of people go there to get the training. They spend a year or two and they go on to do their own thing, there is a better way to run a company with a culture that is benevolent and celebrates their people.

3. Stephen Innes:

   Crude prices continued their stellar performance into year-end, nudged along by the more benevolent inventory data published by the EIA, product demand is up, and with a more constructive global growth outlook than at any time of this year, oil markets remain supported by the fundamental backdrop.

4. Mark Twain, Speech in NYC, Jan. 22, 1906:

   The idea that no gentleman ever swears is all wrong; he can swear and still be a gentleman if he does it in a nice and benevolent and affectionate way.

5. Thomas Jefferson:

   Our friendships are precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life;and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part is sunshine.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Benevolent
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Benevolent
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Benevolent
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Benevolent