See benevolent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "fa",
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"sense": "having a disposition to do good",
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"sense": "having a disposition to do good",
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "having a disposition to do good",
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"sense": "having a disposition to do good",
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"sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
"word": "altruistinen"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
"word": "ihmisrakas"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
"word": "altruistisch"
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"roman": "jaaeroun",
"sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
"word": "ngākau aroha"
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"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
"word": "menneskekjærlig"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "blagodúšnyj",
"sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
"word": "благоду́шный"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "filantropíčeskij",
"sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
"word": "филантропи́ческий"
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"word": "человеколюби́вый"
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"word": "fedakâr"
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
"word": "özgeci"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
"word": "özgecil"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "štédǎr",
"sense": "altruistic or charitable",
"word": "ще́дър"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mílostiv",
"sense": "altruistic or charitable",
"word": "ми́лостив"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "altruistic or charitable",
"word": "benèfic"
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "altruistic or charitable",
"word": "altruïstisch"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "altruistic or charitable",
"word": "bonfara"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "altruistic or charitable",
"word": "altruistinen"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "altruistic or charitable",
"word": "altruistisch"
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"code": "ml",
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"roman": "parōpakāri",
"sense": "altruistic or charitable",
"word": "പരോപകാരി"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "altruistic or charitable",
"word": "ngākau aroha"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "blagotvorítelʹnyj",
"sense": "altruistic or charitable",
"word": "благотвори́тельный"
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"sense": "altruistic or charitable",
"word": "ми́лостивый"
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"roman": "blagosklónnyj",
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"english": "magnanimous",
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"roman": "velikodúšnyj",
"sense": "altruistic or charitable",
"word": "великоду́шный"
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"code": "ru",
"english": "generous",
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"roman": "ščédryj",
"sense": "altruistic or charitable",
"word": "ще́дрый"
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "altruistic or charitable",
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