Benevolent definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

1. intending or showing goodwill; kindly; friendly. a benevolent smile ; 2. doing good or giving aid to others, rather than making profit; charitable. a ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'benevolent'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× benevolent (bɪnevələnt ) 1. adjective Ifyoudescribeapersoninauthorityasbenevolent,youmeanthattheyarekindandfair. Thecompanyhasprovedtobeamostbenevolentemployer. Theybelievethatthecountryneedsabenevolentdictator. benevolently adverb[ADVERBwithverb]Thornenoddedhisunderstanding,smilingbenevolently. benevolence uncountablenounAbitofbenevolencefrompeopleinpowerisnotwhatweneed. Synonyms:kindness,understanding,charity,grace MoreSynonymsofbenevolent 2. adjective[ADJECTIVEnoun] Benevolentisusedinthenamesofsomeorganizationsthatgivemoneyandhelptopeoplewhoneedit. [British]...theArmyBenevolentFund. Synonyms:charitable MoreSynonymsofbenevolent MoreSynonymsofbenevolent COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'benevolent' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'benevolent' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'stargazeypie' HindiTranslationof'benevolent' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency benevolentinBritishEnglish (bɪˈnɛvələnt ) adjective1. intendingorshowinggoodwill;kindly;friendly abenevolentsmile abenevolentoldman 2. doinggoodorgivingaidtoothers,ratherthanmakingprofit;charitable abenevolentorganization CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsbenevolently(beˈnevolently)adverb WordoriginC15:fromLatinbenevolēns,frombenewell+velletowish WordFrequency benevolentinAmericanEnglish (bəˈnɛvələnt ) adjective1.  doingorinclinedtodogood;kindly;charitable 2.  characterizedbyorresultingfrombenevolence SIMILARWORDS: kind Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsbenevolently(beˈnevolently) adverb WordoriginME&OFr