benevolent

benevolent is a 10-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having a disposition to do good; possessing or manifesting love to mankind, and a desire to promote their prosperity and happiness; disposed to give to good objects; kind; charitable. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 20 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Having a disposition to do good; possessing or manifesting love to mankind, and a desire to promote their prosperity and happiness; disposed to give to good objects; kind; charitable.
2. adjective. generous in assistance to the poor

   "a benevolent contributor"

   "eleemosynary relief"

   Synonyms: beneficent, eleemosynary, philanthropic

3. adjective. generous in providing aid to others

   Synonyms: freehearted

4. adjective. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

   "was charitable in his opinions of others"

   "kindly criticism"

   Synonyms: charitable, kindly, openhearted, sympathetic

5. adjective. intending or showing kindness

   "a benevolent society"

Synonyms

beneficent, eleemosynary, philanthropic, freehearted, charitable, kindly, openhearted, sympathetic

Common word forms

benevolently, benevolentness

Words from these letters

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