benevolent• Deep down inside, you see, I still believed that life was basically benevolent.• The integration of state and societyfavoured a benevolent and expansiveconcept of the role of the state.• Despite the fear abductees have experienced, the Greys are benevolent, Brown said.• Work / family programs are typically benevolent in intent but difficult to justify in business terms.• a benevolent, kindly man• Arthur Jaffe was not a benevolent man at the best of times.• Instead of yelling, try a benevolentsilence.• He smiled in a benevolentsort of way when he said this.• money for benevolent work
Originbenevolent
(1400-1500)Latinbene“well” + volens (present participle of velle“to wish”)