benevole

See also: bénévole

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈnɛ.vo.le/, /beˈne.vo.le/
• Rhymes: -ɛvole, -evole
• Hyphenation: be‧nè‧vo‧le, be‧né‧vo‧le

Adjective

benevole

1. feminine plural of benevolo

Latin

Etymology

From benevolus (“benevolent”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /beˈne.u̯o.leː/, [bɛˈneu̯ɔɫ̪eː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /beˈne.vo.le/, [beˈnɛːvole]

Adverb

benevolē (comparative benevolius, superlative benevolissimē)

1. benevolently, kindly

   Synonym: benīgnē

Related terms

• benevolēns
• benevolus

References

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