benevolent

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• /bəˈnɛvələnt/
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From Old French benevolent, borrowed from Latin benevolēns ("benevolent"). Displaced native Old English welwillende (literally well-wishing).

94 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: خَيِّر (ḵayyir) — having a disposition to do good
• Belarusian: добразы́члівы (dobrazýčlivy) — having a disposition to do good
• Belarusian: зы́члівы (zýčlivy) — having a disposition to do good
• Bulgarian: доброжела́телен (dobroželátelen) — having a disposition to do good
• Bulgarian: благоскло́нен (blagosklónen) — having a disposition to do good
• Bulgarian: добронаме́рен (dobronaméren) — having a disposition to do good
• Bulgarian: благоразполо́жен (blagorazpolóžen) — having a disposition to do good
• Catalan: benèvol — having a disposition to do good
• Chinese Mandarin: 仁慈 (réncí) — having a disposition to do good
• Chinese Mandarin: 慈善 (císhàn) — having a disposition to do good
• Chinese Mandarin: 善良 (shànliáng) — having a disposition to do good
• Danish: velvillig — having a disposition to do good
• Dutch: welwillend — having a disposition to do good
• Dutch: goedaardig — having a disposition to do good
• Finnish: hyvänsuopa — having a disposition to do good
• Finnish: hyväntahtoinen — having a disposition to do good
• Finnish: hyvänsuopainen — having a disposition to do good
• French: bienveillant — having a disposition to do good
• Galician: benevolente — having a disposition to do good
• Georgian: კეთილმოსურნე (ḳetilmosurne) — having a disposition to do good
• German: wohlwollend — having a disposition to do good
• German: mildherzig — having a disposition to do good
• German: gütig — having a disposition to do good
• Greek: καλοήθης (kaloḯthis) — having a disposition to do good
• Japanese: 優しい (yasashii) — having a disposition to do good
• Korean: 자애롭다 (jaaeropda) — having a disposition to do good
• Korean: 상냥하다 (sangnyanghada) — having a disposition to do good
• Central Kurdish: دڵ سۆز — having a disposition to do good
• Latin: benevolens — having a disposition to do good
• Macedonian: добронамерен (dobronameren) — having a disposition to do good
• Malayalam: പരോപകാരി (parōpakāri) — having a disposition to do good
• Māori: ngākau aroha — having a disposition to do good
• Norwegian Bokmål: velvillig — having a disposition to do good
• Norwegian Bokmål: velmenende — having a disposition to do good
• Old English: welwillende — having a disposition to do good
• Persian: نیککامه (nikkâme) — having a disposition to do good
• Persian: خیرخواه (xeyrxâh) — having a disposition to do good
• Portuguese: benevolente — having a disposition to do good
• Romanian: binevoitor — having a disposition to do good
• Russian: благожела́тельный (blagoželátelʹnyj) — having a disposition to do good
• Russian: доброжела́тельный (dobroželátelʹnyj) — having a disposition to do good
• Russian: благоскло́нный (blagosklónnyj) — having a disposition to do good
• Russian: до́брый (dóbryj) — having a disposition to do good
• Russian: ми́лостивый (mílostivyj) — having a disposition to do good
• Sanskrit: मैत्रेय (maitreya) — having a disposition to do good
• Spanish: benevolente — having a disposition to do good
• Spanish: benévolo — having a disposition to do good
• Swedish: välvillig — having a disposition to do good
• Thai: หวังดี (wǎng-dii) — having a disposition to do good
• Turkish: hayırsever — having a disposition to do good
• Turkish: iyiliksever — having a disposition to do good
• Ukrainian: доброзичли́вий (dobrozyčlývyj) — having a disposition to do good
• Ukrainian: зичли́вий (zyčlývyj) — having a disposition to do good
• Bulgarian: човеколюби́в (čovekoljubív) — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• Dutch: liefdadig — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• Finnish: altruistinen — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• Finnish: ihmisrakas — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• German: altruistisch — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• German: menschenfreundlich — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• German: mildherzig — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• German: gütig — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• Korean: 자애로운 (jaaeroun) — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• Macedonian: човеко́љубив (čovekóljubiv) — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• Māori: ngākau aroha — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• Norwegian: menneskekjærlig — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• Russian: благоду́шный (blagodúšnyj) — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• Russian: филантропи́ческий (filantropíčeskij) — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• Russian: человеколюби́вый (čelovekoljubívyj) — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• Sanskrit: मैत्रेय (maitreya) — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• Thai: หวังดี (wǎng-dii) — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• Turkish: diğerkâm — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• Turkish: fedakâr — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• Turkish: özgeci — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• Turkish: özgecil — possessing or manifesting love for mankind
• Bulgarian: ще́дър (štédǎr) — altruistic or charitable
• Bulgarian: милости́в (milostív) — altruistic or charitable
• Catalan: benèfic — altruistic or charitable
• Dutch: altruïstisch — altruistic or charitable
• Esperanto: bonfara — altruistic or charitable
• Finnish: altruistinen — altruistic or charitable
• German: altruistisch — altruistic or charitable
• German: wohlwollend — altruistic or charitable
• German: wohltätg — altruistic or charitable
• German: gütig — altruistic or charitable
• German: mildtätig — altruistic or charitable
• Malayalam: പരോപകാരി (parōpakāri) — altruistic or charitable
• Māori: ngākau aroha — altruistic or charitable
• Russian: благотвори́тельный (blagotvorítelʹnyj) — altruistic or charitable
• Russian: ми́лостивый (mílostivyj) — altruistic or charitable
• Russian: благоскло́нный (blagosklónnyj) — altruistic or charitable
• Russian: великоду́шный (velikodúšnyj) — altruistic or charitable
• Russian: ще́дрый (ščédryj) — altruistic or charitable
• Turkish: altruistik — altruistic or charitable
• Turkish: fedakâr — altruistic or charitable