bénévole

See also: benevole

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin benevolus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be.ne.vɔl/

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Adjective

bénévole (plural bénévoles)

1. voluntary, unpaid (working or done without payment)

Derived terms

• bénévolat
• bénévolement

Noun

bénévole m or f by sense (plural bénévoles)

1. volunteer (someone who works voluntarily without payment)

Synonyms

• béné

Derived terms

• béné

Further reading

• “bénévole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012