benevolence
/bɪˈnɛv(ə)l(ə)ns
/ /bɪˈnɛvəl(ə)ns/ /bɪˈnɛvələns/noun [mass noun]
The quality of being well meaning; kindness.As Confucius saw long ago, benevolence or concern for humanity is the indispensable root of it all....
- After all, how can we expect a person who is cruel to small creatures to show kindness and benevolence to his countrymen?
- Any positive act of benevolence or good will is one that could be considered sacred.
Synonyms
kindness, kind-heartedness, big-heartedness, goodness, goodwill, benignity, compassion, consideration, thoughtfulness, decency, public-spiritedness, social conscience, charity, charitableness, altruism, humanity, humanitarianism, philanthropism;
generosity, magnanimity, magnanimousness, munificence, unselfishness, open-handedness, free-handedness, largesse, lavishness, liberality, beneficence, indulgence
historical almsgiving
literary bounty, bounteousness
Rhymes
- high-centered
- high-centering
- high centre
- high-centred
- high-centring
- high chair
- high change
- high-cheekboned
- High Church
- High Churchism
- High Churchman
- High Churchmanship
- High Churchwoman
- high-class
- high colour
- high-coloured
- high colouring
- high comedy
- high command
- high commission
- high commissioner
- high-concept
- high contrast
- high-cost
- high-country