Definitions for benevolently
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
be•nev•o•lentbəˈnɛv ə lənt(adj.)
characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings:
a benevolent smile.
desiring to help others; charitable.
established for good works:
a benevolent society.
Origin of benevolent:
1425–75; late ME < L benevolent-, s. of benevolēns kindhearted =bene-bene-+volēns, prp. of velle to want, wish
be•nev′o•lent•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
benevolently(adverb)
in a benevolent manner
"she looked on benevolently"
Wiktionary
benevolently(Adverb)
In a benevolent manner
Translations for benevolently
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- welwillendAfrikaans
- بِإحْسانArabic
- доброжелателно, великодушноBulgarian
- com benevolênciaPortuguese (BR)
- shovívavě, blahovolněCzech
- wohlwollendGerman
- godhjertet; generøstDanish
- καλοσυνάταGreek
- con benevolenciaSpanish
- heatahtlikultEstonian
- نیکخواهانهFarsi
- hyväntahtoisestiFinnish
- avec bienveillanceFrench
- בִּנְדִיבוּתHebrew
- हितकारी ढ़ग से, परोपकारिता सेHindi
- dobrodušnoCroatian
- jóindulatúanHungarian
- dengan kedermawananIndonesian
- góðlátlegaIcelandic
- con benevolenzaItalian
- 情深くJapanese
- 자애롭게Korean
- palankiai, geranoriškaiLithuanian
- labvēlīgi; augstsirdīgiLatvian
- dengan murah hatiMalay
- goedgunstig, welwillendDutch
- sjenerøstNorwegian
- łaskawiePolish
- نیکخواهانهPersian
- زړه سواندیPashto
- com benevolênciaPortuguese
- cu bunăvoinţăRomanian
- доброжелательноRussian
- zhovievavoSlovak
- dobrohotnoSlovenian
- dobrodušnoSerbian
- välvilligtSwedish
- อย่างกรุณา; อย่างเมตตาThai
- cömert bir şekildeTurkish
- 仁慈地Chinese (Trad.)
- доброзичливо; милосердноUkrainian
- نیکی سےUrdu
- nhân từVietnamese
- 仁慈地Chinese (Simp.)
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