benevolent
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5.1
- adjective
- /bəˈnɛvələnt/
:
benévolo
- However, we are grateful for the presence of such a benevolent and powerful protector.
- a benevolent society
- malevolent or benevolent
- benevolent sexism
It is self sacrificing and benevolent in spirit.
- It is self sacrificing and benevolent in spirit.
- Do you believe that God is a benevolent God?
- They, they embody these these these qualities, these benevolent qualities.
- Unfortunately, a perfectly free market will not allow benevolent firms to survive in the long run.
- I believe my parents house had a benevolent spirit.
- And you know, I as this, you know, caring, benevolent voice.
- Whose motive, he says, is hardly ever benevolent.
- And what if we were to be in the flow of that loving, benevolent energy that I would call grace?
- My parents were were very benevolent people with no meanness or hatred.
- We love them in a sense that goes beyond just being benevolent to them, being good to them, wishing good to them.
- Both groups have the benevolent and the malevolent, their heroes and their charlatans.
- And so I have I very clear cognitive pictures of like Instagram feels pretty benevolent to me.
- It seems, you know, if not benevolent, it it, it, it on some level not malevolent.
- And also then a separate question about whether the AI is malevolent or benevolent.
Examples
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I am a benevolent, highly entertaining ruler worthy of your hand.
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Please donate many thousands of dollars to your favorite benevolent cause.
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Our great advantage is... their belief in a loving and benevolent God.
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With a focus on social transformation, this program appeals to students with a benevolent, idealistic outlook.
Academic text (2015) -
Her benevolent actions towards the homeless in the community earned her deep respect.
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The benevolent donor provided scholarships for students in need, helping them achieve their dreams.
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He was known for his benevolent nature, always offering assistance to those less fortunate.
Synonyms
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1.0
Being helpful and caring toward other people
150
3.4
Showing kindness and being generous, especially by giving help or money to people in need
79
1.2
Willing to forgive small mistakes and not be strict
72
3.2
Caring more about other people's needs than your own
32
3.9
Giving a lot of something like money or praise
23
6.7
Wanting to help other people even when it costs you
20
6.8
Wanting to help people by giving money to those in need
16
8.0
Being kind and generous when forgiving people who hurt you
15
2.8
Being kind and willing to help other people
11
1.0
Being gentle and caring to other people
9
2.5
A person who cares about others and often helps them
4
7.8
Being kind and helping people by giving money or other help
3
7.3
Giving a large amount freely, like food or money
1
3.7
Kind and friendly to other people
1
4.1
Shows kindness and honesty, sharing feelings with others
1
2.6
Being kind and generous and willing to help others
1
9.5
Being kind and gentle and helpful to other people
Giving money, help, or time to others in a kind way
Showing kindness and generosity by helping or forgiving others
Being kind and generous and ready to forgive and help others
Antonyms
Compounds
How Kind
Surface Forms
Morphology
benevolent = bene + volent + ent
The prefix 'bene-' (good) is recognizable, but the root 'volent' is not a standalone English word, so learners may only partially infer 'good-wishing' => 'kind'.
Etymology
Benevolent comes from two Latin parts: bene- meaning 'well' and vol- meaning 'wish', like in benefit and volunteer. So a benevolent person is someone who 'wishes well' and shows kindness by helping others.