benevolence
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /bəˈnɛvələns/
benevolence
- (uncountable) Disposition to do good.
- (uncountable) Charitable kindness.
- (countable) An altruistic gift or act.
- (UK, historical) A kind of forced loan or contribution levied by kings without legal authority, first so called under Edward IV in 1473.
- French: bienveillance, bénévolence
- German: Gutmütigkeit
- Portuguese: benevolência
- Russian: благожела́тельность
- Spanish: benevolencia
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