benevolence
nounEtymology
Circa 1400, original sense “good will, disposition to do good”, Old French benivolence from Latin benevolentia (also directly from Latin), literally “good will”, from bene (“well, good”) + volentia, form of volēns, form of volō (“to wish”), components cognate to English benefit and voluntary, more distantly will (via Proto-Indo-European).
- derived from benevolentia
Definitions
Disposition to do good.
- gesture of benevolence
- show benevolence
- spirit of benevolence
Charitable kindness.
- His acts of benevolence earned him great respect.
An altruistic gift or act.
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A kind of forced loan or contribution levied by kings without legal authority, first so…
A kind of forced loan or contribution levied by kings without legal authority, first so called under Edward IV in 1473.
The neighborhood
- antonymmalevolence
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at benevolence. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at benevolence. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
6 hops · closes at benevolence
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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