Meaning

3 senses
  1. Having a disposition to do good.

    Chinese and Eastern mythologies describe dragons as benevolent.

    wohlwollend, mildherzig, gütig

    благожела́тельныйblagoželátelʹnyj, доброжела́тельныйdobroželátelʹnyj, благоскло́нныйblagosklónnyj

    доброзичли́вийdobrozyčlývyj, зичли́вийzyčlývyj

  2. Possessing or manifesting love for mankind.

    altruistisch, menschenfreundlich, mildherzig

    благоду́шныйblagodúšnyj, филантропи́ческийfilantropíčeskij, человеколюби́выйčelovekoljubívyj

  3. Altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair.

    altruistisch, wohlwollend, wohltätg

    благотвори́тельныйblagotvorítelʹnyj, ми́лостивыйmílostivyj, благоскло́нныйblagosklónnyj

More definitions
  • generous in providing aid to others
  • intending or showing kindness
  • generous in assistance to the poor
  • showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

Examples

10 sentences
  1. They will bring you together with benevolent language.

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  2. Why would a benevolent god allow Hell to exist?

    Чому б всеблагий бог дозволив би існувати пеклу?

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  3. The treatment was made possible by a benevolent donor.

    deDie Behandlung wurde durch einen wohlwollenden Spender ermöglicht.

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  4. I think most of them are benevolent but misguided.

    deIch glaube, die meisten meinen es, wenn sie auch irregeleitet sind, gut.

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  5. It is with a benevolent eye that we wait for those we miss.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
having a disposition to do good:
Русский
By meaning 3
having a disposition to do good:
possessing or manifesting love for mankind:
altruistic or charitable:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
having a disposition to do good:
possessing or manifesting love for mankind:
altruistic or charitable:

Origin

From Old French benevolent, borrowed from Latin benevolēns ("benevolent"). Displaced nativ

From Old French benevolent, borrowed from Latin benevolēns ("benevolent"). Displaced native Old English welwillende (literally well-wishing).

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Forms

more benevolent, most benevolent
Comparativemore benevolent Lesson
Superlativemost benevolent Lesson

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

17 related words

See also

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