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.
  •justice (noun)
  • fairness.
  •kindness (noun)
  • serviceabilities,
  • solicitousnesses,
  • good intentions.
  •large-heartedness (noun)
  • large heartedness.
  •lenience (noun)
  • Permissivenesses,
  • broad mindedness,
  • broadmindednesses,
  • broad-mindednesses,
  • liberalnesses,
  • sufferances,
  • broad mindednesses.
  •lenity (noun)
  • lenity.
  •mercy (noun)
  • lifesavers.
  •mildness (noun)
  • evenness,
  • libertarianism,
  • open-mindedness,
  • tolerance,
  • insipidity,
  • gentleness,
  • acceptance,
  • meekness,
  • amiability,
  • liberality,
  • peaceableness,
  • quietness,
  • liberty,
  • cordiality,
  • geniality,
  • laxity,
  • moderateness,
  • easiness,
  • softness,
  • clemency,
  • latitude,
  • benignity,
  • moderation.
  •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.
  •Other relevant words:
  • excise,
  • brotherhood,
  • value,
  • wholeness,
  • Good Naturedness,
  • cogency,
  • good offices,
  • superiority,
  • agreeableness,
  • accommodatingness,
  • Open-handedness,
  • impost,
  • becomingness,
  • worth,
  • overlooking,
  • pathos,
  • forgivingness,
  • exactment,
  • ruth,
  • Tallage,
  • gavel,
  • openhandedness,
  • usefulness,
  • favorableness,
  • Beau Geste,
  • chivalry,
  • brightness,
  • sociology,
  • Cess,
  • act of kindness,
  • brokerage,
  • Gabel,
  • pardon,
  • love,
  • salvage,
  • tax,
  • exaltation,
  • agape,
  • decency,
  • advantageousness,
  • manna,
  • complaisance,
  • mitzvah,
  • compliment,
  • merit,
  • indulgence,
  • good omen,
  • Luckiness,
  • largesse,
  • niceness,
  • countenance,
  • validity,
  • sess,
  • thoughtfulness,
  • Fortunateness,
  • assessment,
  • grant,
  • long-suffering,
  • social science,
  • heroism,
  • consideration,
  • benevolent disposition,
  • favour,
  • Almsgiving,
  • wharfage,
  • commiseration,
  • warmth,
  • auspiciousness,
  • expedience,
  • giving,
  • labor of love,
  • patronage,
  • Likin,
  • contribution,
  • ransom,
  • condolence,
  • cheerfulness,
  • act of grace,
  • profitableness,
  • self-pity,
  • healthiness,
  • levy,
  • poll tax,
  • helpfulness,
  • brotherly love,
  • freightage,
  • Public-spiritedness,
  • kindliness,
  • capitation tax,
  • toll,
  • Doomage,
  • bounty,
  • strength of character,
  • benefit,
  • Good-fellowship,
  • virtuousness,
  • mitigation,
  • warmheartedness,
  • seemliness,
  • DUES,
  • Goodliness,
  • octroi,
  • reprieve,
  • affection,
  • Kind-heartedness,
  • alms-giving,
  • fellowship,
  • propitiousness,
  • welfarism,
  • elevation,
  • condonation,
  • patience,
  • attachment,
  • obligation,
  • Open-heartedness,
  • benevolentness,
  • bounteousness,
  • Cordialness,
  • Angelhood,
  • flower power,
  • fellow-feeling,
  • tenths,
  • sublimity,
  • Beneficialness,
  • blessing,
  • sensitivity,
  • Warm-heartedness,
  • endaemonism,
  • service,
  • big-heartedness,
  • affability,
  • fineness,
  • understanding,
  • first-rateness,
  • duty,
  • custom,
  • skillfulness,
  • Cheeriness,
  • good-heartedness,
  • prosperousness,
  • longanimity,
  • kind offices,
  • leniency,
  • tariff,
  • virtue,
  • class,
  • desert,
  • forgiveness,
  • soundness,
  • turn,
  • disinterestedness,
  • donation,
  • disregard,
  • philanthropism,
  • Gabelle,
  • relief,
  • quarter,
  • tithe,
  • excellence,
  • considerateness,
  • compliance,
  • utilitarianism.

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.