bienveillant

== French == === Etymology === From bien (“well”) +‎ veuillant (archaic present participle of vouloir; unrelated to veiller). Calque of Latin benevolēns. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bjɛ̃.vɛ.jɑ̃/ ~ /bjɛ̃.ve.jɑ̃/ === Adjective === bienveillant (feminine bienveillante, masculine plural bienveillants, feminine plural bienveillantes) benevolent, kind Synonym: (archaic) bénévolent Antonym: malveillant wholesome ==== Related terms ==== bénévole bénévolence bienveillance bienveillamment === Further reading === “bienveillant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Alternative forms === bienveuillant bienvoeillant bienvueillant === Etymology === Old French bienvoulant. === Adjective === bienveillant m (feminine singular bienveillante, masculine plural bienveillans, feminine plural bienveillantes) friendly; friends (attributively) === Noun === bienveillant m (plural bienveillans) friend ==== Descendants ==== French: bienveillant === References === bienveillant on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)