benevolens

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Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

benevolēns (genitive benevolentis, comparative benevolentior, superlative benevolentissimus); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. present active participle of bene volō (“to wish well”)
  2. (willing or wishing well to others) benevolent, friendly, kind, kind-hearted, well-intentioned, well-meaning, well-wishing, well-willing
    Synonyms: affābilis, amīcābilis, facilis
    Antonyms: inimīcus, hostīlis, īnfestus, īnfēnsus, oblīquus, adversus, dīversus, āversus, inīquus
    • ~190 BCE, Titus Maccius Plautus, Truculentus Act 2.Scene 2:
      Si ecastor hic homo sinapi victitet, non censeam tam esse tristem posse. At pol ero benevolens visust suo. Verum ego illúm, quamquam violentust, spero inmutari pote blandimentis, oramentis, ceteris meretriciis; vidi equom ex indomito domitum fieri atque alias beluas.
      If, by Castor, this fellow were living on mustard, I don't think he could possibly be as snappish. But, I troth, how kind to his master he is. Still, although he is a savage, I trust that he can be changed by coaxing, allurements, and other arts of the courtesan. I've seen a horse from unruly become tamed, and other brutes as well.
    Benevolentes inter se.
    Friendly to each other.
    Alicui amicus et benevolens.
    A friend and well-wisher to some.
  3. favorable, propitious

Usage notes

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative benevolēns benevolentēs benevolentia
Genitive benevolentis benevolentium
Dative benevolentī benevolentibus
Accusative benevolentem benevolēns benevolentēs benevolentia
Ablative benevolentī benevolentibus
Vocative benevolēns benevolentēs benevolentia

Noun

benevolēns m or f (genitive benevolentis); third declension

  1. a friend, a well-wisher, someone of a kind heart

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative benevolēns benevolentēs
Genitive benevolentis benevolentum
Dative benevolentī benevolentibus
Accusative benevolentem benevolentēs
Ablative benevolente benevolentibus
Vocative benevolēns benevolentēs

References

  • “benevolens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “benevolens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • benevolens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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