benevolent

[US]/bəˈnevələnt/
[UK]/bəˈnevələnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. kind-hearted; showing goodwill and kindness towards others.

Example Sentences

a benevolent contributor.

a philanthropic society.See Synonyms at benevolent

a charitable organization.See Synonyms at benevolent

Colonel Moore was benevolent but no pushover.

has a benevolent nature;

a benevolent fund for retired actors

They organized a benevolent institution to help the poor and disabled.

He was a benevolent old man, he wouldn't hurt a fly.

He is always benevolent towards his countryman.

His benevolent nature prevented him from refusing any beggar who accosted him.

Real-world Examples

So your dragon... It's god. It's kind, It's benevolent? Yeah.

Source: BBC documentary "Chinese New Year"

But the regime's motives are hardly benevolent.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Sometimes, that was benevolent exclusion of the Vietnamese.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

But Protestants took a less benevolent view of family.

Source: Cultural Discussions

And besides, we would programme the computer to be benevolent.

Source: 6 Minute English

After that we heard benevolent, which means kind and helpful.

Source: 6 Minute English

Name a person famous for being benevolent, Dan.

Source: 6 Minute English

He's the squidgy, benevolent way in which Harry will get there.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

The free food was given to a beggar by a benevolent person.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

But for Dante to reach benevolent salvation, he must first find his way through Hell.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

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