välvillig

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of Latin benevolus. Equivalent to väl (“well”) +‎ villig (“willing”). Compare Danish velvillig.

Adjective

välvillig (comparative mer välvillig, superlative mest välvillig)

1. benevolent

Declension

Inflection of välvillig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	välvillig	mer välvillig	mest välvillig
Neuter singular	välvilligt	mer välvilligt	mest välvilligt
Plural	välvilliga	mer välvilliga	mest välvilliga
Masculine plural3	välvillige	mer välvilliga	mest välvilliga
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	välvillige	mer välvillige	mest välvillige
All	välvilliga	mer välvilliga	mest välvilliga
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Synonyms

• vänlig
• tillmötesgående

Derived terms

• välvillighet

References

• välvillig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• välvillig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• välvillig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)