benevolence

CEFRC1

/bəˈnɛvələns/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    disposition to do good.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An altruistic gift or act.

Examples

  • A certain hallmark of wisdom is the cheerful benevolence it confers.

  • Benevolence is abstract, a good deed is concrete.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Charitable kindness.

  2. A kind of forced loan or contribution levied by kings without legal authority, first so called under Edward IV in 1473.

More examples

In context

  • gesture of benevolence

  • show benevolence

  • spirit of benevolence

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

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 (“to wish”), components cognate to English benefit and voluntary, more distantly will (via Proto-Indo-European).