ETYM Old Fren. benevolence, Latin benevolentia. Related to Benevolent.
1. An act intending or showing kindness and good will; SYN. benefaction.
2. An inclination to do kind or charitable acts.
3. Disposition to do good.
4. Charitableness; former loan demanded by certain English kings.

1. The friendly hope that something will succeed; SYN. goodwill.
2. (Accounting) An intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets); SYN. good-will, good will.

ETYM French sympathie, Latin sympathia, Greek; syn with + pathein to suffer. Related to Syn-, and Pathos.
1. A relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other.
2. An inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; SYN. understanding.
3. Sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish); SYN. fellow feeling. + prikaži više