Adjective: benevolent bu'ne-vu-lunt
- Intending or showing kindness
"a benevolent society"
- Showing or motivated by sympathy, understanding, and generosity
"was benevolent in his opinions of others";
- charitable, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted
- Generous in providing aid to others
"Her benevolent nature led her to volunteer at the local shelter";
- freehearted
- Generous in assistance to the poor
"a benevolent contributor";
- beneficent, eleemosynary, philanthropic
See also: charitable, generous, kind
Encyclopedia: Benevolent