benevolens

== Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [bɛˈnɛ.wɔ.ɫẽːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [beˈnɛː.vo.lens] === Adjective === benevolēns (genitive benevolentis, comparative benevolentior, superlative benevolentissimus); third-declension one-termination adjective present active participle of bene volō (“to wish well”) (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 favorable, propitious ==== Usage notes ==== Much used in anteclassical. In the classical era the adjective benevolus was used. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension one-termination adjective. === Noun === benevolēns m or f (genitive benevolentis); third declension a friend, a well-wisher, someone of a kind heart ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. === 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.