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“benevolence”
1. Disposition to do good, a desire to promote the happiness of others; kindness, generosity, charitable feeling as a general disposition towards mankind at large: The benevolence of the musicians' union was seen in the generous number of free musical instruments the members gave to the community's music school.
2. An expression of goodwill, an act of kindness; a gift or grant of money; a contribution for the support of the poor: The widow gave a generous benevolence to the community library in memory of her late husband who had been an author and had also donated many books to that library.
2. An expression of goodwill, an act of kindness; a gift or grant of money; a contribution for the support of the poor: The widow gave a generous benevolence to the community library in memory of her late husband who had been an author and had also donated many books to that library.
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benevolence, malevolence
benevolence (buh NEV uh luhns) (noun)
An inclination to perform kind, charitable acts: The queen's benevolence, or kindness and generosity, was known throughout the kingdom.
malevolence (muh LEV uh luhns) (noun)
Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious: Dante Maxwell's reputation was damaged by the malevolence of those who wanted to destroy his political career.
The malevolence of the mill owners seemed to poison the whole town; however, the town council had an attitude of benevolence towards the mill workers and made efforts to improve their living conditions.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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Quotes: Generosity, Benevolence, Altruism
Worthy traits to have within ourselves: generosity, altruism quotes.
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(worthy traits to have within ourselves)