benevolent.
Having a disposition to do good.
Meaning & usage
Having a disposition to do good.
Chinese and Eastern mythologies describe dragons as benevolent.
Possessing or manifesting love for mankind.
Altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair.
Where this word comes from
From Old French benevolent, borrowed from Latin benevolēns ("benevolent"). Displaced native Old English welwillende (literally well-wishing).
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