Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Benevolent

be·nev·o·lent

adj \bə-ˈnev-lənt, -ˈne-və-\

Definition of BENEVOLENT....Mirriam Webster

1a : marked by or disposed to doing good <a benevolent donor> b : organized for the purpose of doing good <a benevolent society>
 
2: marked by or suggestive of goodwill <benevolent smiles>
be·nev·o·lent·ly adverb
be·nev·o·lent·ness noun
 
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Examples of BENEVOLENT

  1. a gift from a benevolent donor
  2. He belonged to several benevolent societies and charitable organizations.
  3. Trees that size are like whales, sort of benevolent in their huge bulk … —Sebastian Junger, This Old House, March/April 1998
..... I must say I love the word benevolent. It just looks like it's a nice word don't you think?

1 comment:

  1. hello Nancy,
    sent your blog spot to my husband Steve. I don't know if you remember but, we had a conversation about "technical writing", because that's his passion and he loves "words" as you do.....
    Michele Linehan and Marie:)

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