benignity

  • 31beneficence — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Kindly, charitable interest in others: altruism, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, charitableness, charity, goodwill, grace, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, philanthropy. See ATTITUDE, KIND. 2. Something… …

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  • 32Angelic — An*gel ic, Angelical An*gel ic*al, a. [L. angelicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. ang[ e]lique.] 1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. Angelic harps. Thomson.… …

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  • 33Angelic Hymn — Angelic An*gel ic, Angelical An*gel ic*al, a. [L. angelicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. ang[ e]lique.] 1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. Angelic harps.… …

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  • 34Angelical — Angelic An*gel ic, Angelical An*gel ic*al, a. [L. angelicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. ang[ e]lique.] 1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. Angelic harps.… …

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  • 35Bitter principle — Principle Prin ci*ple, n. [F. principe, L. principium beginning, foundation, fr. princeps, cipis. See {Prince}.] 1. Beginning; commencement. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Doubting sad end of principle unsound. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A source, or… …

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  • 36Home-bred — a. 1. Bred at home; domestic; not foreign. Home bred mischief. Milton. [1913 Webster] Benignity and home bred sense. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 2. Not polished; rude; uncultivated. [1913 Webster] Only to me home bred youths belong. Dryden. [1913 …

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  • 37Kindliness — Kind li*ness, n. 1. Natural inclination; natural course. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality or state of being kindly; benignity; benevolence; gentleness; tenderness; as, kindliness of disposition, of treatment, or of words. [1913… …

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  • 38Kindness — Kind ness, n. [From {Kind}. a.] 1. The state or quality of being kind, in any of its various senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition beneficence. [1913 Webster] I do fear thy nature; It is too full o the milk of human kindness To… …

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  • 39Principle — Prin ci*ple, n. [F. principe, L. principium beginning, foundation, fr. princeps, cipis. See {Prince}.] 1. Beginning; commencement. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Doubting sad end of principle unsound. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A source, or origin; that… …

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  • 40Principle of contradiction — Principle Prin ci*ple, n. [F. principe, L. principium beginning, foundation, fr. princeps, cipis. See {Prince}.] 1. Beginning; commencement. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Doubting sad end of principle unsound. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A source, or… …

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