See benevolent in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
benevolent charitable eleemosynary philanthropic
These adjectives mean of, concerned with, providing, or provided by charity: a benevolent fund; a charitable foundation; eleemosynary relief; philanthropic contributions.
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kind1.
See benevolent in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Characterized by kindness and concern for others:
altruistic, beneficent, benign, benignant, good, goodhearted, kind1, kindhearted, kindly. See attitude, kindOf or concerned with charity:
altruistic, charitable, eleemosynary, philanthropic, philanthropical. See give, kind
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