| Adj. | 1. | benevolent - doing or producing good | |
| 2. | benevolent - intending or showing kindness; "a benevolent society" | |
| 3. | benevolent - having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others; "his benevolent smile"; "a benevolent nature"beneficent - doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history" charitable - full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust" kind - having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter" malevolent, malicious - wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful" | |
| 4. | benevolent - generous in providing aid to othersgenerous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation" | |
| 5. | benevolent - generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"charitable - full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust" | |