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1. Showing or motivated by sympathy, understanding, and generosity
   "was benevolent in his opinions of others";
   - charitable, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted
    
2. Generous in providing aid to others
   - freehearted
    
3. Generous in assistance to the poor
   "a benevolent contributor";
   - beneficent, eleemosynary, philanthropic
    
4. Intending or showing kindness
   "a benevolent society"

See also: charitable, generous, kind

Encyclopedia: Benevolent