bienfaisance

Definitions of bienfaisance
  1. noun
    the quality of being kind or helpful or generous
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    antonyms:
    mal, méchanceté
    the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
    types:
    grâce
    (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God
    type of:
    bien, bonté
    moral excellence or admirableness
  2. noun
    the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals)
    synonyms: charité, humanité, philanthropie
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    antonyms:
    inhumanité
    the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others
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    humanité
    the quality of being humane
    grâce, miséricorde
    a disposition to be kind and forgiving
    commisération, compassion, pitié
    the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
    amabilité, miséricorde
    tendency to be kind and forgiving
    clémence, indulgence, longanimité
    mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
    type of:
    caractéristique, propriété
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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