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intending or showing goodwill; kindly; friendly: a benevolent smile; a benevolent old man. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary be•nev•o•lent (bə nev′ ə lənt), adj. If you describe a person in authority as benevolent, you mean that they are kind and fair. benevolent, adj. kind and helpful: 2. BENEVOLENT meaning: 1 : kind and generous; 2 : organized to do good things for other people. desiring to help others; charitable: gifts from several benevolent alumni. One who is benevolent genuinely wishes other people well, a meaning reflected clearly in the word's Latin roots: benevolent comes from bene, meaning "good," and velle, meaning "to wish. The company has proved to be a most benevolent employer. 2.