benevolent

English

Etymology

From Old French benevolent, borrowed from Latin benevolēns ("well wishing")

Adjective

benevolent (comparative more benevolent, superlative most benevolent)

Having a disposition to do good.
Chinese and Eastern mythologies describe dragons as benevolent.
Possessing or manifesting love for mankind.
Altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair.

Antonyms

malevolent

Derived terms

Related terms

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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/benevolence' title='benevolence'>benevolence</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/benevolent' title='benevolent'>benevolent</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/malevolence' title='malevolence'>malevolence</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/malevolent' title='malevolent'>malevolent</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/volition' title='volition'>volition</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/voluntary' title='voluntary'>voluntary</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/volunteer' title='volunteer'>volunteer</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/voluptuary' title='voluptuary'>voluptuary</a>

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/voluptuous' title='voluptuous'>voluptuous</a>

Translations

having a disposition to do good

Bulgarian: доброжела́телен (bg) (dobroželátelen), благоскло́нен (bg) (blagosklónen)
Catalan: benèvol (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 仁慈 (zh) (réncí), 慈善 (zh) (císhàn), 善良 (zh) (shànliáng)
Dutch: welwillend (nl), goedaardig (nl)
Finnish: hyvänsuopa (fi), hyväntahtoinen (fi), hyvänsuopainen
French: bienveillant (fr)
Galician: benevolente
Georgian: კეთილმოსურნე (ḳetilmosurne)
German: wohlwollend (de)
Greek: καλοήθης (el) (kaloḯthis)
Japanese: 優しい (ja) (やさしい, yasashii)
Kurdish:
Sorani: دڵ سۆز‎ (dill soz)

Latin: benevolens
Macedonian: добронамерен (dobronameren)
Maori: ngākau aroha
Norwegian: velvillig (no)
Old English: welwillende
Persian: نیک‌کامه‎ (nikkâme), خیرخواه‎ (fa) (xeyrxâh)
Portuguese: benevolente (pt)
Romanian: binevoitor (ro)
Russian: благожела́тельный (ru) (blagoželátelʹnyj), доброжела́тельный (ru) (dobroželátelʹnyj), благоскло́нный (ru) (blagosklónnyj), до́брый (ru) (dóbryj), ми́лостивый (ru) (mílostivyj)
Swedish: välvillig (sv)
Turkish: hayırsever (tr), iyiliksever (tr)
Westrobothnian: wällu

possessing or manifesting love for mankind

Bulgarian: човеколюби́в (bg) (čovekoljubív)
Dutch: liefdadig (nl)
Finnish: altruistinen, ihmisrakas
German: altruistisch (de)

Maori: ngākau aroha
Norwegian: menneskekjærlig
Russian: благоду́шный (ru) (blagodúšnyj), филантропи́ческий (ru) (filantropíčeskij), человеколюби́вый (ru) (čelovekoljubívyj)
Turkish: diğerkâm (obsolete), fedakâr, özgeci (tr), özgecil (tr)

altruistic or charitable

Bulgarian: ще́дър (bg) (štédǎr), ми́лостив (bg) (mílostiv)
Catalan: benèfic (ca)
Dutch: altruïstisch (nl)
Finnish: altruistinen

German: altruistisch (de)
Maori: ngākau aroha
Russian: благотвори́тельный (ru) (blagotvorítelʹnyj), ми́лостивый (ru) (mílostivyj), благоскло́нный (ru) (blagosklónnyj), великоду́шный (ru) (velikodúšnyj) (magnanimous), ще́дрый (ru) (ščédryj) (generous)
Turkish: altruistik (medicine), fedakâr

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