"benevolent" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /bəˈnɛvələnt/ Audio: en-us-benevolent.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: more benevolent [comparative], most benevolent [superlative]
Etymology: From Old French benevolent, borrowed from Latin benevolēns ("well wishing"). Displaced native Old English welwillende. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*welh₁-}}, {{uder|en|fro|benevolent}} Old French benevolent, {{bor|en|la|benevolēns}} Latin benevolēns, {{ncog|ang|welwillende}} Old English welwillende Head templates: {{en-adj}} benevolent (comparative more benevolent, superlative most benevolent)
  1. Having a disposition to do good. Translations (having a disposition to do good): خَيِّر (ḵayyir) (Arabic), добразы́члівы (dobrazýčlivy) (Belarusian), зы́члівы (zýčlivy) (Belarusian), доброжела́телен (dobroželátelen) (Bulgarian), благоскло́нен (blagosklónen) (Bulgarian), benèvol (Catalan), دڵ سۆز (english: dill soz) (Central Kurdish), 仁慈 (réncí) (Chinese Mandarin), 慈善 (císhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 善良 (shànliáng) (Chinese Mandarin), velvillig (Danish), welwillend (Dutch), goedaardig (Dutch), hyvänsuopa (Finnish), hyväntahtoinen (Finnish), hyvänsuopainen (Finnish), bienveillant (French), benevolente (Galician), კეთილმოსურნე (ḳetilmosurne) (Georgian), wohlwollend (German), καλοήθης (kaloḯthis) (Greek), 優しい (yasashii) (alt: やさしい) (Japanese), 자애롭다 (jaaeropda) (Korean), 상냥하다 (sangnyanghada) (Korean), benevolens (Latin), добронамерен (dobronameren) (Macedonian), പരോപകാരി (parōpakāri) (Malayalam), ngākau aroha (Maori), velvillig (Norwegian Bokmål), velmenende (Norwegian Bokmål), welwillende (Old English), نیککامه (nikkâme) (Persian), خیرخواه (xeyrxâh) (Persian), benevolente (Portuguese), binevoitor (Romanian), благожела́тельный (blagoželátelʹnyj) (Russian), доброжела́тельный (dobroželátelʹnyj) (Russian), благоскло́нный (blagosklónnyj) (Russian), до́брый (dóbryj) (Russian), ми́лостивый (mílostivyj) (Russian), मैत्रेय (maitreya) [masculine] (Sanskrit), benevolente (Spanish), benévolo (Spanish), välvillig (Swedish), hayırsever (Turkish), iyiliksever (Turkish), доброзичли́вий (dobrozyčlývyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), зичли́вий (zyčlývyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-benevolent-en-adj-ekPxxzOV Disambiguation of 'having a disposition to do good': 96 2 2
  2. Possessing or manifesting love for mankind. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (possessing or manifesting love for mankind): човеколюби́в (čovekoljubív) (Bulgarian), liefdadig (Dutch), altruistinen (Finnish), ihmisrakas (Finnish), altruistisch (German), 자애로운 (jaaeroun) (Korean), човеко́љубив (čovekóljubiv) (Macedonian), ngākau aroha (Maori), menneskekjærlig (Norwegian), благоду́шный (blagodúšnyj) (Russian), филантропи́ческий (filantropíčeskij) (Russian), человеколюби́вый (čelovekoljubívyj) (Russian), मैत्रेय (maitreya) [masculine] (Sanskrit), diğerkâm [obsolete] (Turkish), fedakâr (Turkish), özgeci (Turkish), özgecil (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-benevolent-en-adj-PxwOFUGI Disambiguation of Personality: 42 56 3 Disambiguation of 'possessing or manifesting love for mankind': 3 95 3
  3. Altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair. Translations (altruistic or charitable): ще́дър (štédǎr) (Bulgarian), ми́лостив (mílostiv) (Bulgarian), benèfic (Catalan), altruïstisch (Dutch), bonfara (Esperanto), altruistinen (Finnish), altruistisch (German), പരോപകാരി (parōpakāri) (Malayalam), ngākau aroha (Maori), благотвори́тельный (blagotvorítelʹnyj) (Russian), ми́лостивый (mílostivyj) (Russian), благоскло́нный (blagosklónnyj) (Russian), великоду́шный (velikodúšnyj) (english: magnanimous) (Russian), ще́дрый (ščédryj) (english: generous) (Russian), altruistik [medicine, sciences] (Turkish), fedakâr (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-benevolent-en-adj-FnDI8fkV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 32 59 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 27 63 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 19 26 55 Disambiguation of 'altruistic or charitable': 1 4 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: benevolent absolutism, benevolent assimilation, benevolently, benevolentness, benevolent overlord Related terms: benefactor, beneficent, well-wisher

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          "word": "ngākau aroha"
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          "word": "نیککامه"
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          "code": "ru",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dóbryj",
          "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
          "word": "до́брый"
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          "_dis1": "96 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mílostivyj",
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          "word": "ми́лостивый"
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          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "maitreya",
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
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        {
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
          "word": "benévolo"
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          "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
          "word": "välvillig"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "dobrozyčlývyj",
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          "roman": "zyčlývyj",
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          "word": "liefdadig"
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          "word": "ihmisrakas"
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          "word": "자애로운"
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          "word": "човеко́љубив"
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          "_dis1": "3 95 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
          "word": "ngākau aroha"
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          "_dis1": "3 95 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
          "word": "menneskekjærlig"
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          "roman": "blagodúšnyj",
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          "word": "благоду́шный"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "filantropíčeskij",
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          "roman": "čelovekoljubívyj",
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          "word": "ще́дър"
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          "word": "ми́лостив"
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          "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
          "word": "benèfic"
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          "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
          "word": "altruïstisch"
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          "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
          "word": "bonfara"
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          "word": "altruistinen"
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          "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
          "word": "altruistisch"
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          "_dis1": "1 4 95",
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          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "parōpakāri",
          "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
          "word": "പരോപകാരി"
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          "_dis1": "1 4 95",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
          "word": "ngākau aroha"
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          "_dis1": "1 4 95",
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          "roman": "blagotvorítelʹnyj",
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          "word": "благотвори́тельный"
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          "roman": "velikodúšnyj",
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          "word": "великоду́шный"
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          "english": "generous",
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          "word": "ще́дрый"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
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            "sciences"
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          "_dis1": "1 4 95",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
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      "word": "benevolent absolutism"
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      "word": "benevolent assimilation"
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      "word": "benevolently"
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      "form": "more benevolent",
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      "word": "beneficent"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḵayyir",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "خَيِّر"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "dobrazýčlivy",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "добразы́члівы"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zýčlivy",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "зы́члівы"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dobroželátelen",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "доброжела́телен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "blagosklónen",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "благоскло́нен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "benèvol"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "réncí",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "仁慈"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "císhàn",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "慈善"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shànliáng",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "善良"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "velvillig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "welwillend"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "goedaardig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "hyvänsuopa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "hyväntahtoinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "hyvänsuopainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "bienveillant"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "benevolente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳetilmosurne",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "კეთილმოსურნე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "wohlwollend"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kaloḯthis",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "καλοήθης"
    },
    {
      "alt": "やさしい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yasashii",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "優しい"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jaaeropda",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "자애롭다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sangnyanghada",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "상냥하다"
    },
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      "code": "ckb",
      "english": "dill soz",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "دڵ سۆز"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "benevolens"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dobronameren",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "добронамерен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "parōpakāri",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "പരോപകാരി"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "ngākau aroha"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "velvillig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "velmenende"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "welwillende"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nikkâme",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "نیککامه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "xeyrxâh",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "خیرخواه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "benevolente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "binevoitor"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "blagoželátelʹnyj",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "благожела́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dobroželátelʹnyj",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "доброжела́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "blagosklónnyj",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "благоскло́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dóbryj",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "до́брый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mílostivyj",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "ми́лостивый"
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      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "maitreya",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "मैत्रेय"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "benevolente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "benévolo"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "välvillig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "hayırsever"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "word": "iyiliksever"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dobrozyčlývyj",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "доброзичли́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zyčlývyj",
      "sense": "having a disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зичли́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "čovekoljubív",
      "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
      "word": "човеколюби́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
      "word": "liefdadig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
      "word": "altruistinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
      "word": "ihmisrakas"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
      "word": "altruistisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jaaeroun",
      "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
      "word": "자애로운"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "čovekóljubiv",
      "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
      "word": "човеко́љубив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
      "word": "ngākau aroha"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
      "word": "menneskekjærlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "blagodúšnyj",
      "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
      "word": "благоду́шный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "filantropíčeskij",
      "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
      "word": "филантропи́ческий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čelovekoljubívyj",
      "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
      "word": "человеколюби́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "maitreya",
      "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "मैत्रेय"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "diğerkâm"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
      "word": "fedakâr"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
      "word": "özgeci"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "possessing or manifesting love for mankind",
      "word": "özgecil"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "štédǎr",
      "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
      "word": "ще́дър"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mílostiv",
      "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
      "word": "ми́лостив"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
      "word": "benèfic"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
      "word": "altruïstisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
      "word": "bonfara"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
      "word": "altruistinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
      "word": "altruistisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "parōpakāri",
      "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
      "word": "പരോപകാരി"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
      "word": "ngākau aroha"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "blagotvorítelʹnyj",
      "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
      "word": "благотвори́тельный"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mílostivyj",
      "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
      "word": "ми́лостивый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "blagosklónnyj",
      "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
      "word": "благоскло́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "magnanimous",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "velikodúšnyj",
      "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
      "word": "великоду́шный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "generous",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ščédryj",
      "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
      "word": "ще́дрый"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "altruistik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "altruistic or charitable",
      "word": "fedakâr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "benevolent"
}

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