Polyglot Dictionary

benevolência

/benevoˈlẽsjɐ/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. benevolence

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Formal, literary register for a kind, generous disposition toward others -- more elevated than the everyday "bondade" (kindness).

Practice

1 What does benevolência mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ele tratou todos com grande ___ durante as festas.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches benevolência?

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