benevolence

n. அறச்செயல் விருப்பம், இரக்க மனப்பான்மை, அன்புச்செயல், பணவிதவி, (வர.) கட்டாயக் கல்ன்.

Synonyms

kindness goodwill charity philanthropy kindliness kind-heartedness benignity beneficence liberality

Antonyms

unkindness harshness barbarity niggardliness maleficence malignity illiberality ill-will churlishness

Be*nev"o*lence, n. Etym: [OF. benevolence, L. benevolentia. See Benevolent.] 1. The disposition to do good; good will; charitableness; love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness. The wakeful benevolence of the gospel. Chalmers. 2. An act of kindness; good done; charity given. 3. A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and falsely represented as a gratuity. Syn. -- Benevolence, Beneficence, Munificence. Benevolence marks a disposition made up of a choice and desire for the happiness of others. Beneficence marks the working of this disposition in dispensing good on a somewhat broad scale. Munificence shows the same disposition, but acting on a still broader scale, in conferring gifts and favors. These are not necessarily confined to objects of immediate utility. One may show his munificence in presents of pictures or jewelry, but this would not be beneficence. Benevolence of heart; beneficence of life; munificence in the encouragement of letters.

benevolence - Similar Words

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