He was a benevolent old man who volunteered to mow his neighbors' lawns for free.
Source: tatoeba (1998)
Benevolent
//bəˈnɛvələnt//
Synonyms for "benevolent" (128 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (38)
Related words (64)
humanhumanehumanitarianindulgentkindlykindly-disposedlarge heartedlargeheartedlaudableliberalloftylong sufferinglong-sufferinglonganimouslovingmagnanimousneighborlynicenobleobliging
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open-handedopenhandedoverindulgentoverpermissivepatientpermissivephilanthropicplacablepleasantprofitablepropitiouspublic-spiritedregalroyalsalutaryskillfulsoundsparingsplendidsympathetictendertenderheartedthoughtfultolerantunresentfulunrevengefulusefulvalidvery goodvirtuouswarm-heartedwelfarewelfare statistwelfaristwell-affectedwell-disposedwell-intentionedwell-meaningwell-meant
Adjective(5 words)
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Antonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesderived
14 entriesdistinct from
2 entriesrelated to
11 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
92 translations across 34 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- خَيِّر adj (having a disposition to do good)
Belarusian
2 entries- добразы́члівы adj (having a disposition to do good)
- зы́члівы adj (having a disposition to do good)
Bulgarian
4 entries- благоскло́нен adj (having a disposition to do good)
- доброжела́телен adj (having a disposition to do good)
- ми́лостив adj (altruistic or charitable)
- човеколюби́в adj (possessing or manifesting love for mankind)
Catalan
2 entries- benèfic adj (altruistic or charitable)
- benèvol adj (having a disposition to do good)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- دڵ سۆز adj (having a disposition to do good)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 仁慈 adj (having a disposition to do good)
- 善良 adj (having a disposition to do good)
- 慈善 adj (having a disposition to do good)
Danish
1 entries- velvillig adj (having a disposition to do good)
Dutch
4 entries- altruïstisch adj (altruistic or charitable)
- goedaardig adj (having a disposition to do good)
- liefdadig adj (possessing or manifesting love for mankind)
- welwillend adj (having a disposition to do good)
Esperanto
1 entries- bonfara adj (altruistic or charitable)
Finnish
4 entries- altruistinen adj (possessing or manifesting love for mankind)
- altruistinen adj (altruistic or charitable)
- hyvänsuopa adj (having a disposition to do good)
- hyvänsuopainen adj (having a disposition to do good)
French
1 entries- bienveillant adj (having a disposition to do good)
Galician
1 entries- benevolente adj (having a disposition to do good)
Georgian
1 entries- კეთილმოსურნე adj (having a disposition to do good)
German
4 entries- altruistisch adj (possessing or manifesting love for mankind)
- altruistisch adj (altruistic or charitable)
- gütig adj (having a disposition to do good)
- gütig adj (possessing or manifesting love for mankind)
Greek
1 entries- καλοήθης adj (having a disposition to do good)
Japanese
1 entries- 優しい adj (having a disposition to do good)
Korean
3 entries- 상냥하다 adj (having a disposition to do good)
- 자애로운 adj (possessing or manifesting love for mankind)
- 자애롭다 adj (having a disposition to do good)
Latin
1 entries- benevolens adj (having a disposition to do good)
Macedonian
2 entries- добронамерен adj (having a disposition to do good)
- човеко́љубив adj (possessing or manifesting love for mankind)
Malayalam
2 entries- പരോപകാരി adj (having a disposition to do good)
- പരോപകാരി adj (altruistic or charitable)
Māori
3 entries- ngākau aroha adj (having a disposition to do good)
- ngākau aroha adj (possessing or manifesting love for mankind)
- ngākau aroha adj (altruistic or charitable)
Norwegian
1 entries- menneskekjærlig adj (possessing or manifesting love for mankind)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- velmenende adj (having a disposition to do good)
- velvillig adj (having a disposition to do good)
Old English
1 entries- welwillende adj (having a disposition to do good)
Persian
2 entries- خیرخواه adj (having a disposition to do good)
- نیککامه adj (having a disposition to do good)
Portuguese
1 entries- benevolente adj (having a disposition to do good)
Romanian
1 entries- binevoitor adj (having a disposition to do good)
Russian
4 entries- благоду́шный adj (possessing or manifesting love for mankind)
- благожела́тельный adj (having a disposition to do good)
- благоскло́нный adj (having a disposition to do good)
- благоскло́нный adj (altruistic or charitable)
Sanskrit
2 entries- मैत्रेय adj (having a disposition to do good)
- मैत्रेय adj (possessing or manifesting love for mankind)
Spanish
2 entries- benevolente adj (having a disposition to do good)
- benévolo adj (having a disposition to do good)
Swedish
1 entries- välvillig adj (having a disposition to do good)
Thai
2 entries- หวังดี adj (having a disposition to do good)
- หวังดี adj (possessing or manifesting love for mankind)
Turkish
4 entries- altruistik adj (altruistic or charitable)
- diğerkâm adj (possessing or manifesting love for mankind)
- fedakâr adj (possessing or manifesting love for mankind)
- fedakâr adj (altruistic or charitable)
Ukrainian
2 entries- доброзичли́вий adj (having a disposition to do good)
- зичли́вий adj (having a disposition to do good)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
She's a benevolent witch.
Source: tatoeba (2588736)
Utterly different from Tom was his friend John, who was kind and benevolent.
Source: tatoeba (2725644)
Why would a benevolent god allow Hell to exist?
Source: tatoeba (6118943)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.
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