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Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage ) [etyl] Old French benevolent , borrowed from Latin benevolēns ("well wishing")
Pronunciation
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
Derived terms
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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 )
Danish: velvillig
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 )
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Japanese: 優しい (ja) ( やさしい, yasashii )
Kurdish:
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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 )
Spanish: benevolente , benévolo (es)
Swedish: välvillig (sv)
Turkish: hayırsever (tr) , iyiliksever (tr)
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possessing or manifesting love for mankind