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benevolence
Meaning: kindness and a genuine desire to help others
benevolence in a sentence
How benevolence is used in real sentences:
The charity's benevolence provided warm meals to hundreds of families during the harsh winter.
Despite losing his own job, Mr. Alvarez showed remarkable benevolence by donating half of his savings to flood victims across town.
“The residents' benevolence was genuine, but generous feeding might gather birds where disease could spread.”
— from the passage The Winter Choice
Synonyms for benevolence
Other words for benevolence — generosity, compassion and goodwill — carry the same meaning.
- generosity
- compassion
- goodwill
Antonyms of benevolence
Words that mean the opposite of benevolence:
- malice
- cruelty
Where it comes from
From Latin bene 'well' + volens 'wishing'
Word parts
- ben/bene — good, helpful
benevolence: bene- (good) + vol (wish)
Memory hook
BENE (well/good) + VOL (wish) — wishing good things for others.
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