benevolent

adjective

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: be-nev-o-lent (4)

English Definition

Well-meaning and kindly

Example Sentence

He made a benevolent donation to the local charity.

US IPA /bəˈnɛvələnt/

UK IPA /bəˈnevələnt/

kindly charitable generous altruistic philanthropic

malevolent unkind spiteful