Definition for Benevolence:

• Kind; possessing the desire to do good.

Synonyms for Benevolence:

• n.

  •
  • kind.
  •
  • give,
  • office.
  •aid (noun)
  • ministration,
  • ministrations,
  • leg up,
  • ministries,
  • co-operations,
  • shot in the arm,
  • co-operation.
  •altruism (noun)
  • social consciences,
  • humanitarianisms,
  • public spirits,
  • selflessnesses.
  •amity (noun)
  • amicablenesses,
  • good vibration,
  • neighborlinesses,
  • hitting offs,
  • same wavelengths,
  • simpaticos,
  • hitting it offs.
  •attribute (noun)
  • benevolence.
  •benevolence (noun)
  • bountifulness,
  • good will,
  • motherliness,
  • beneficence,
  • philanthropy.
  •big-heartedness (noun)
  • big heartedness.
  •boon (noun)
  • good fortunes.
  •bounteousness (noun)
  • freehandednesses.
  •compassion (noun)
  • softheartednesses.
  •friendliness (noun)
  • comraderies,
  • open arm.
  •friendship (noun)
  • amicabilities,
  • amicability,
  • favoritism,
  • rapport.
  •generosity (noun)
  • Freeness,
  • bigness,
  • hospitality,
  • graciousness,
  • largess,
  • hospitableness,
  • greatness,
  • charitableness.
  •generousness (noun)
  • generousness,
  • large-hea.
  •gift (noun)
  • present.
  •good deed (noun)
  • special favors,
  • good-deed,
  • kind deeds,
  • kindly acts.
  •good nature (noun)
  • good-nature.
  •goodness (noun)
  • wholesomeness,
  • ethicality,
  • obligingness.
  •good will (noun)
  • good-will.
  •good will/goodwill (noun)
  • good side ofs,
  • right side ofs.
  •grace (noun)
  • compassionatenesses.
  •great-heartedness (noun)
  • large-heartedns,
  • largeheartedn,
  • great heartedness,
  • large heartedns,
  • largeheartedns,
  • large heartedn.
  •heart (noun)
  • dis-positions,
  • dis position,
  • dis positions,
  • dis-position.
  •pity (noun)
  • Condolement.
  •present (noun)
  • giveaways,
  • write-off,
  • giveaway,
  • goodie,
  • write-offs,
  • Gifting.
  •tenderness (noun)
  • lovingnesses.
  •tolerance (noun)
  • liberalisms.
  •unselfishness (noun)
  • un-selfishnesses,
  • un selfishness,
  • un selfishnesses,
  • un-selfishness.
  •unsparingness (noun)
  • un-sparingnesses,
  • un sparingness,
  • un sparingnesses,
  • un-sparingness.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • benignancy.
  •
  • oblation.
  •altruism
  • self-sacrifice.
  •favor
  • accommodation.

Paraphrases for Benevolence:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    kindness.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    beneficence.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    compassionate.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    generosity, sympathy.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    goodwill, indulgence, friendliness, goodness, caring, Yan.

Antonyms for Benevolence:

• n.

  • charity
    harshness, ill will, spite, incompatibility, selfishness, animosity, cruelty, meanness, malevolence, hatred, unkindness, greediness.
  • Other antonyms:
    callousness, belligerency, disfavor, Unkindliness, barbarity, unfeelingness, cold-bloodedness, impediment, heartlessness, spitefulness, enmity, ruthlessness, intolerance, toughness, mercilessness, rancor, incivility, virulence, illiberality, niggardliness, maliciousness, vitriol, insensitivity, hate, severity, hurdle, self-seeking, inconsiderateness, antagonism, stinginess, hindrance, sternness, grimness, interference, hatefulness, barbarousness, querulousness, antipathy, pitilessness, savageness, malice, venom, hostility, savagery, inhumanity, thoughtlessness, obstacle.

Benevolence Sentence Examples:

• I am the offspring of truth and love, and the parent of benevolence, hope, and joy.

• Then louder, as though she had been betrayed into a claim to benevolence, and was ashamed: - The kindness comes to very little, when all's said and done.

Hypernym for Benevolence:

• n.

  • attribute
    brotherly love, charity.
  • feeling
    beneficence.

Hyponym for Benevolence:

• n.

  • attribute
    kindness.
  • feeling
    love.