Friday, December 3, 2010

benevolent |bəˈnevələnt| adjective

well meaning and kindly a benevolent smile.• (of an organization) serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose a benevolent fund. DERIVATIVES benevolence noun benevolently adverb. ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French benivolent, from Latinbene volent- ‘well wishing,’ from bene ‘well’ velle to wish.’





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