benevolent

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /bəˈnɛvələnt/

Adjective

Positive benevolent

Comparative more benevolent

Superlative most benevolent

1. If something is benevolent, it wants to do good.

   Even though fairies were described as tricksters in fairy tales, in Disney movies, they are benevolent.

Related words

• benevolence

Antonyms

• malevolent