BENEVOLENT
MEANING 1: (adj.) something that is organized or done with the intention of being good or kind
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She contributes weekly to a benevolent fund for orphans.
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It turns out that their intentions were not that benevolent.
MEANING 2: (adj.) any gesture that suggests or hints of goodwill
EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
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He was a benevolent old man according to the children.
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He was a benevolent employer who spent large chunks of his earnings on the welfare of his employees.
SYNONYMS: Kindly, Philanthropic, Large-hearted
ANTONYMS: Mean, Selfish, Unkind
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