Benevolent
21benevolent — adjective 1) a benevolent patriarch Syn: kind, kindly, kindhearted, bighearted, good natured, good, benign, compassionate, caring, altruistic, humanitarian, philanthropic; generous, magnanimous, munificent, unselfish, openha …
22benevolent — adj. 1 wishing to do good; actively friendly and helpful. 2 charitable (benevolent fund; benevolent society). Derivatives: benevolence n. benevolently adv. Etymology: ME f. OF benivolent f. L bene volens entis well wishing f. velle wish …
23benevolent — adjective a) Having a disposition to do good. :: Chinese and Eastern mythologies describe dragons as benevolent. b) Possessing or manifesting love for mankind. Ant: malevolent …
24benevolent — adj. Benevolent is used with these nouns: ↑deity, ↑dictatorship, ↑fund …
25benevolent — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. kind, generous, altruistic, helpful; see kind . See Synonym Study at kind . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [buh NEV uh lunt] kindly, doing good, charitable. The United Way is a benevolent… …
26benevolent — be|nev|o|lent [ bə nevələnt ] adjective FORMAL willing to help and be generous towards people a. used about people s behavior and actions: a benevolent smile ╾ be|nev|o|lence noun uncount ╾ be|nev|o|lent|ly adverb …
27benevolent — UK [bəˈnev(ə)lənt] / US [bəˈnevələnt] adjective formal a) willing to help and be generous towards people b) used about people s behaviour and actions a benevolent smile Derived words: benevolence noun uncountable benevolently adverb …
28benevolent — /bəˈnɛvələnt / (say buh nevuhluhnt) adjective 1. desiring to do good for others. 2. intended for benefits rather than profit: a benevolent institution. {Latin benevolens well wishing; replacing Middle English benyvolent, from Old French… …
29benevolent — Charitable. 51 Am J1st Tax § 601; philanthropic, Anno: 115 ALR 1138; but at times something different from what such terms suggest. A word descriptive of a gift, too broad in scope for the gift to qualify as a charitable trust. 15 Am J2d Char § 9 …
30Benevolent Dictator For Life — or BDFL is a title given to a small number of open source software development leaders. The term originally referred only to Guido van Rossum, creator of the Python programming language. It should not be confused with the more common term for… …
