All 6 Uses of
benevolent
in
Emma
- With such an opinion, in confirmation of his own, Mr. Woodhouse hoped to influence every visitor of the newly married pair; but still the cake was eaten; and there was no rest for his benevolent nerves till it was all gone.†
Chpt 1.1-2
- They were alike too, in a general benevolence of temper, and a strong habit of regard for every old acquaintance.†
Chpt 1.11-12
- I know no man more likely than Mr. Knightley to do the sort of thing--to do any thing really good-natured, useful, considerate, or benevolent.
Chpt 2.7-8 *benevolent = kind or generous
- "Well," said Mrs. Weston, smiling, "you give him credit for more simple, disinterested benevolence in this instance than I do; for while Miss Bates was speaking, a suspicion darted into my head, and I have never been able to get it out again.†
Chpt 2.7-8
- —General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.†
Chpt 3.1-2
- That was the kind action; that was the noble benevolence and generosity; that was the service which made me begin to feel how superior he was to every other being upon earth.†
Chpt 3.11-12
Definition:
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(benevolent) kind, generous, or charitable