benevolent

English

Etymology

From Old French benivolent, from Latin bene (“well”) + volō.

Adjective

benevolent (comparative more benevolent, superlative most benevolent)

1. Having a disposition to do good.

   Chinese and Eastern mythologies describe dragons as benevolent.

2. Possessing or manifesting love for mankind.
3. altruistic or charitable.
4. generous.

Antonyms

• malevolent

Translations

Having a disposition to do good

• Bulgarian: доброжелателен (bg) (dobroželatelen), благосклонен (bg) (blagosklonen)
• Catalan: benevolent (ca) m
• Dutch: welwillend (nl)
• French: bienveillant (fr) m, bienveillante (fr) f
• German: wohlwollend (de)

• Greek: καλοήθης (el) (kaloíthis)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: دڵ سۆز

• Russian: благожелательный (ru) (blagoželatelʹnyj)

Possessing or manifesting love for mankind

• Bulgarian: човеколюбив (bg) (čovekoljubiv)
• Dutch: liefdadig (nl)

• Russian: благодушный (ru) (blagodušnyj)

altruistic or charitable

• Bulgarian: щедър (bg) (štedǎr), милостив (bg) (milostiv)
• Dutch: altruïstisch (nl)

• Russian: благотворительный (ru) (blagotvoritelʹnyj)

See also

• benevolence
• benevolently
• benevolentness