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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: benevolent (0.02090 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to benevolent.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: benevolent murah hati
English → English (WordNet) Definition: benevolent benevolent adj 1: doing or producing good [syn: beneficent, gracious] 2: intending or showing kindness; “a benevolent society” 3: having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others; “his benevolent smile”; “a benevolent nature” [syn: good] [ant: malevolent] 4: generous in providing aid to others [syn: freehearted] 5: generous in assistance to the poor; “a benevolent contributor”; “eleemosynary relief”; “philanthropic contributions” [syn: beneficent, eleemosynary, philanthropic]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Benevolent Benevolent \Be*nev"o*lent\, a. [L. benevolens, -entis; bene well (adv. of bonus good) + volens, p. pr. of volo I will, I wish. See Bounty, and Voluntary.] 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. -- Be*nev"o*lent*ly, adv. [1913 Webster] Syn: Benevolent, Beneficent. Usage: Etymologically considered, benevolent implies wishing well to others, and beneficent, doing well. But by degrees the word benevolent has been widened to include not only feelings, but actions; thus, we speak of benevolent operations, benevolent labors for the public good, benevolent societies. In like manner, beneficent is now often applied to feelings; thus, we speak of the beneficent intentions of a donor. This extension of the terms enables us to mark nicer shades of meaning. Thus, the phrase “benevolent labors” turns attention to the source of these labors, viz., benevolent feeling; while beneficent would simply mark them as productive of good. So, “beneficent intentions” point to the feelings of the donor as bent upon some specific good act; while “benevolent intentions” would only denote a general wish and design to do good. [1913 Webster]

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