"benevolence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bəˈnɛvələns/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-benevolence.wav [Southern-England], en-us-benevolence.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: benevolences [plural]
Etymology: Circa 1400, original sense “good will, disposition to do good”, Old French benivolence from Latin benevolentia (also directly from Latin), literally “good will”, from bene (“well, good”) + volentia, form of volēns, form of volō (“I wish”), components cognate to English benefit and voluntary, more distantly will (via Proto-Indo-European). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*welh₁-}}, {{uder|en|fro|benivolence}} Old French benivolence, {{uder|en|la|benevolentia}} Latin benevolentia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} benevolence (countable and uncountable, plural benevolences)
  1. (uncountable) Disposition to do good. Tags: uncountable Translations (disposition to do good): φιλανθρωπία (philanthrōpía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), النزعَة إلى الخير [feminine, masculine] (Arabic), доброжела́телност (dobroželátelnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), benevolència [feminine] (Catalan), 仁慈 (réncí) (Chinese Mandarin), (rén) (Chinese Mandarin), 慈悲 (cíbēi) (Chinese Mandarin), velvilje [common-gender] (Danish), gulheid [feminine] (Dutch), welwillendheid [feminine] (Dutch), hyväntahtoisuus (Finnish), bienveillance [feminine] (French), bénévolence (French), largueza [feminine] (Galician), Gutmütigkeit [feminine] (German), jóindulat [singular] (Hungarian), örlæti (Icelandic), bonvolo (Ido), dea-mhéin [feminine] (Irish), (jin) (alt: じん) (Japanese), 慈悲 (jihi) (alt: じひ) (Japanese), benevolentia [feminine] (Latin), доброна́мерност (dobronámernost) [feminine] (Macedonian), благонакло́нетост (blagonaklónetost) [feminine] (Macedonian), welwillendnes [feminine] (Old English), benewolencja [archaic, feminine] (Polish), łaskawość [feminine] (Polish), przychylność [feminine] (Polish), życzliwość [feminine] (Polish), dobroć [feminine] (Polish), benevolência [feminine] (Portuguese), bunăvoință [feminine] (Romanian), благожела́тельность (blagoželátelʹnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), доброжела́тельность (dobroželátelʹnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), доброта́ (dobrotá) [feminine] (Russian), ми́лость (mílostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), benevolencia [feminine] (Spanish), välvilja [common-gender] (Swedish), hayırseverlik (Turkish), yardımseverlik (Turkish), iyilikseverlik (Turkish), esirgemezlik (Turkish), himmet (Turkish), доброзичли́вість (dobrozyčlývistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), зичли́вість (zyčlývistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-benevolence-en-noun-1a~rEURD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 2 38 47 Disambiguation of 'disposition to do good': 98 0 0 1
  2. (uncountable) Charitable kindness. Tags: uncountable Translations (charitable kindness): anteliaisuus (Finnish), jótékonyság [singular] (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-benevolence-en-noun-Ukhta~cH Disambiguation of 'charitable kindness': 0 97 2 1
  3. (countable) An altruistic gift or act. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-benevolence-en-noun-SMxICGdB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 2 38 47
  4. (UK, historical) A kind of forced loan or contribution levied by kings without legal authority, first so called under Edward IV in 1473. Tags: UK, countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-benevolence-en-noun-j3AcK2PD Categories (other): British English, 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: 13 2 38 47 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 1 26 47 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 31 2 22 45

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Circa 1400, original sense “good will, disposition to do good”, Old French benivolence from Latin benevolentia (also directly from Latin), literally “good will”, from bene (“well, good”) + volentia, form of volēns, form of volō (“I wish”), components cognate to English benefit and voluntary, more distantly will (via Proto-Indo-European).",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "Disposition to do good."
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          "disposition"
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          "good",
          "good"
        ]
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        "(uncountable) Disposition to do good."
      ],
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        "uncountable"
      ]
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        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
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        "Charitable kindness."
      ],
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          "Charitable",
          "charitable"
        ],
        [
          "kindness",
          "kindness"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) Charitable kindness."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An altruistic gift or act."
      ],
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        [
          "altruistic",
          "altruistic"
        ],
        [
          "gift",
          "gift"
        ],
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) An altruistic gift or act."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A kind of forced loan or contribution levied by kings without legal authority, first so called under Edward IV in 1473."
      ],
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        [
          "loan",
          "loan"
        ],
        [
          "contribution",
          "contribution"
        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king"
        ],
        [
          "legal",
          "legal"
        ],
        [
          "authority",
          "authority"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK, historical) A kind of forced loan or contribution levied by kings without legal authority, first so called under Edward IV in 1473."
      ],
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        "UK",
        "countable",
        "historical",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
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        "Mid-Atlantic"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Mid-Atlantic)"
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  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "النزعَة إلى الخير"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dobroželátelnost",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "доброжела́телност"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "benevolència"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "réncí",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "word": "仁慈"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rén",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "word": "仁"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cíbēi",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "word": "慈悲"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "velvilje"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gulheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "welwillendheid"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "word": "hyväntahtoisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bienveillance"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "word": "bénévolence"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "largueza"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gutmütigkeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "philanthrōpía",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "φιλανθρωπία"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "jóindulat"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "word": "örlæti"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "word": "bonvolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dea-mhéin"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jin",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "word": "仁"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じひ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jihi",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "word": "慈悲"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "benevolentia"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dobronámernost",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "доброна́мерност"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "blagonaklónetost",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "благонакло́нетост"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "welwillendnes"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "benewolencja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "łaskawość"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "przychylność"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "życzliwość"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dobroć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "benevolência"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bunăvoință"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "blagoželátelʹnostʹ",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "благожела́тельность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dobroželátelʹnostʹ",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "доброжела́тельность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dobrotá",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "доброта́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mílostʹ",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ми́лость"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "benevolencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "välvilja"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "word": "hayırseverlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "word": "yardımseverlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "word": "iyilikseverlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "word": "esirgemezlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "word": "himmet"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dobrozyčlývistʹ",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "доброзичли́вість"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zyčlývistʹ",
      "sense": "disposition to do good",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "зичли́вість"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "charitable kindness",
      "word": "anteliaisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "charitable kindness",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "jótékonyság"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Benevolence"
  ],
  "word": "benevolence"
}

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