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benevolence
[ buh-nev-uh-luhns ]
noun
- desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness:
to be filled with benevolence toward one's fellow creatures.
Antonyms:
- an act of kindness; a charitable gift:
She bequeathed many benevolences from her vast fortune.
- English History. a forced contribution to the sovereign.
benevolence
/ ²úɪˈ²ÔÉ›±¹É™±ôÉ™²Ô²õ /
noun
- inclination or tendency to help or do good to others; charity
- an act of kindness
- (in the Middle Ages) a forced loan or contribution exacted by English kings from their nobility and subjects
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²Ô´Ç²Ôb±ð·²Ô±ð±¹î€ƒo·±ô±ð²Ô³¦±ð noun
- ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·²ú±ð·²Ô±ð±¹î€ƒo·±ô±ð²Ô³¦±ð noun
- ³Ü²Ôb±ð·²Ô±ð±¹î€ƒo·±ô±ð²Ô³¦±ð noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of benevolence1
Example Sentences
But do those possibilities negate the benevolence of trying to get the mushroom to people who need it, those who don’t deserve to suffer the ravages of disease?
But the gathering of 30 countries in Paris shows they realise they can no longer rely on the benevolence of the United States.
It’s a tale about how both benevolence and violence reverberate across generations, almost inescapably.
She was soft and complex in Leigh’s sensitive slice-of-life films, supplying the nuance necessary to perform Leigh’s dialogue with the right amount of recognizable benevolence.
Still, Arias said, the city has to set limits on its benevolence.
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