benevolence
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- noun
- /bəˈnɛvələns/
- Acts of benevolence, like donating food to the local pantry, can greatly impact the community.
- acts of benevolence
- conspicuous benevolence
- paternal benevolence
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Watch on YouTubeShe says altruism destroys the concept of any authentic benevolence or goodwill among people.
- She says altruism destroys the concept of any authentic benevolence or goodwill among people.
- They feel less benevolence towards opposite sex peers.
- To me that is a loop of benevolence and integrity that I think is essential to creating health.
- Fundamental values such as reverence for parents and ancestors, loyalty and benevolence seek to create an orderly and harmonious society.
- Also a great act of benevolence and humanitarian kindness, like you rescued an injured bird and nursed this bird back to health.
- But sarcasm and cynicism, I feel like are often used to cut down what would otherwise be benevolence or, or or bonding experiences.
- And helping in benevolence are only its consequences.
- So it's not thinking of there was malevolence there or benevolence there was he just had a job.
- Sometimes it seems that way, that they're presumed benevolence is just an artifice for their own benefit.
- And so I think a lot about what would a benevolence sort of elder statesman of Apple look like if they sort of acted like, hey, we won.
Examples
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Fundamental values such as reverence for parents and ancestors, loyalty and benevolence seek to create an orderly and harmonious society.
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For after a life of labor, I leave my family to the benevolence of others.
Academic text (1993) -
His face expressed such goodness and benevolence that it was hard to believe it was real.
Fiction book (1993) -
You see that that's real when you think about the benevolence of God.
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Charity... mercy... forbearance, and benevolence were all my business.
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Conditions, however, varied considerably, and much depended on the experience and benevolence of the ship's master.
Academic text (1993) -
Arthur Duncan was swollen with benevolence, bowing and nodding to the more eminent members of the assembly.
Fiction book (1991) -
Her benevolence was evident when she volunteered to help the homeless shelter every weekend.
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The teacher's benevolence shone through as she provided extra tutoring for students in need.
Synonyms
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1.0
Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people
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2.1
Being kind and ready to give money, time, or help to others
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2.8
Friendly feelings and kind acts toward other people
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1.4
Being kind and forgiving toward other people
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6.5
Caring about other people's needs more than your own
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2.1
A small helpful action someone does to make another person's day better
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1.0
A kind and pleasant way of treating other people
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3.9
To care more about other people's needs than your own
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1.3
A kind and polite way of treating other people
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2.9
Being kind and careful about other people's needs and feelings
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4.1
Being kind, polite, and generous to other people
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5.2
A warm, gentle feeling of care and concern for other people
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5.2
A kind, warm way of treating other people
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8.5
Showing great kindness and forgiveness to an opponent or someone weaker
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2.3
Willingness to support other people
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8.4
Kind acts that help other people
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3.4
Caring about other people and putting their needs before your own
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5.1
Kindness and care for people or animals
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8.1
A kind gift of money or help for people and groups
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2.2
Being caring and helpful to people who need support
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3.2
Being friendly, generous, and caring to other people
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8.1
A kind, gentle way of acting that makes people feel safe
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3.9
A caring and generous attitude toward other people
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8.9
A friendly, helpful way of behaving toward other people
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3.2
A kind, friendly attitude that wants to help others
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7.6
A deep care for people who suffer that makes you want to help them
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5.3
A willingness to give help or money to people in need
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4.4
A kind and friendly feeling toward other people
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5.8
A kind, gentle feeling that makes you feel sorry for others and want to help them
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5.6
Kindness and forgiveness shown to people you could punish
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9.2
A way of behaving that helps other people and makes the community better
Kind and generous behavior that helps other people
Being kind and generous to people with less power
Antonyms
How Kind
Surface Forms
Morphology
benevolence = benevolent (transparent) = benevol + ence
Formed by the regular noun-forming suffix '-ence' from the adjective 'benevolent', yielding the state or quality of being benevolent.
Etymology
Benevolence comes from Latin parts bene meaning 'well' and volence meaning 'wishing' or 'willing', so it literally means 'wishing well' and shows a wish to do good. A helpful link is volunteer with the same vol- root; that's why benevolence means kindness or an act of kindness.