<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness: to be filled with benevolence toward one's fellow creatures.</li><li>Antonyms: malevolence</li><li>an act of kindness; a charitable gift: She bequeathed many benevolences from her vast fortune.</li><li>English History: a forced contribution to the sovereign.</li></ul>