benevolence
I
(act of kindness) noun
assistance, benefaction, beneficence, benevolentia, boon, charitable effort, charity, favor, good deed, good treatment, good turn, helpfulness, kind office, kind treatment, philanthropy, relief, service, succor, support
II
(disposition to do good) noun
affection, agreeableness, altruism, amiability, amicableness, beneficence, benignancy, bountifulness, brotherliness, charitableness, charity, clemency, compassion, consideration, cordiality, courtesy, forbearance, friendliness, friendship, generosity, good disposition, good intention, good nature, good will, goodness, goodness and mercy, graciousness, helpfulness, humaneness, humanism, humanity, indulgence, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, liberality, mercy, munificence, obligingness, philanthropy, placability, Samaritanism, softheartedness, solicitousness, solicitude, tenderness, thoughtfulness, tolerance, understanding, unselfishness, warmheartedness
III
index
assistance, behalf, benefit (conferment), bounty, charity, clemency, comity, consideration (sympathetic regard), favor (act of kindness), goodwill, help, humanity (humaneness), indulgence, lenience, philanthropy, understanding (tolerance)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006