Advanced 📚 Vocabulary · #1147 of 1319

benevolent (adj.)

well-meaning and kind

Examples

  • A benevolent ruler.

Key rules

  • Benevolent means well-meaning and kind
  • A benevolent ruler, benevolent society
  • Benevolence is the noun

Common mistakes

  • She is benevolence → She is benevolent
💡 Tip: Charity // Leadership // Describing kindness
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