| Main Entry: | benevolent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | charitable, kind |
Synonyms: |
all heart, altruistic, beneficent, benign, big, big-hearted, bounteous, bountiful, caring, chivalrous, compassionate, considerate, generous, helpful, humane, humanitarian, kindhearted, liberal, magnanimous, philanthropic, tenderhearted, warmhearted, well-disposed |
Antonyms: |
greedy, malevolent, mean, selfish, spiteful, unkind |
| Main Entry: | affable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly |
Synonyms: |
amiable, amicable, approachable, benevolent, benign, breezy, civil, clubby, congenial, cordial, courteous, genial, gentle, good-humored, good-natured, gracious, kindly, mild, nice, obliging, pleasant, polite, sociable, urbane, warm |
Antonyms: |
complaining, disdainful, grouchy, grumbling, impolite, miserable, reserved, surly, unfriendly |
| Main Entry: | altruistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unselfish |
Synonyms: |
Robin Hood, all heart, benevolent, big*, big-hearted, bleeding heart, charitable, considerate, generous, good, good scout, human, humane, humanitarian, kind, magnanimous, openhanded, philanthropic, self-sacrificing |
Antonyms: |
selfish, unsacrificing |
| Main Entry: | benign |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | kindly |
Synonyms: |
amiable, beneficent, benevolent, benignant, complaisant, congenial, favorable, friendly, generous, genial, gentle, good, goodhearted, gracious, kind, liberal, merciful, mild, obliging, sympathetic |
| Notes: | benign refers to a trait or characteristic; benignant to a tendency or disposition |
Antonyms: |
hateful, hostile, hurtful, injurious, malignant, unkind |
| Main Entry: | benign |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advantageous |
Synonyms: |
auspicious, beneficent, benevolent, bright, charitable, dexter, encouraging, favorable, fortunate, good, lucky, merciful, propitious, salutary, smiling |
Antonyms: |
disadvantageous, harmful, hurtful |
| Main Entry: | big |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | generous |
Synonyms: |
altruistic, benevolent, bighearted, chivalrous, considerate, free, gracious, greathearted, heroic, liberal, lofty, magnanimous, noble, princely, unselfish |
Antonyms: |
selfish, ungenerous, ungiving |
| Main Entry: | big-hearted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very kind |
Synonyms: |
altruistic, benevolent, compassionate, generous, giving, gracious, noble |
| Main Entry: | charitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | giving, generous |
Synonyms: |
accommodating, all heart, altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, benign, big*, bighearted, bountiful, eleemosynary, good, helpful, humane, humanitarian, kind, kindly, lavish, liberal, obliging, philanthropic, sympathetic |
Antonyms: |
inhumane, malevolent, mean, uncharitable, unkind, unsympathetic |
| Main Entry: | charitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | kind, lenient |
Synonyms: |
all heart, benevolent, big*, bighearted, broad-minded, clement, considerate, easy, favorable, forbearing, forgiving, gracious, humane, indulgent, kindly, lenient, magnanimous, merciful, sympathetic, thoughtful, tolerant, understanding |
Antonyms: |
hard, harsh, inhumane, mean, rough, severe, tough |
| Main Entry: | chivalrous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | valiant |
Synonyms: |
benevolent, big, bold, brave, considerate, courageous, courteous, courtly, gallant, gentlemanlike, great-hearted, heroic, high-minded, honorable, intrepid, lofty, magnanimous, manly, noble-minded, polite, quixotic, spirited, sublime, true, valorous |
Antonyms: |
afraid, cowardly, fearful, frightened, humble, unchivalrous |