Latin

Noun

benevolentia f ‎(genitive benevolentiae); first declension

1. kindness
2. vocative singular of benevolentia

benevolentiā f

1. ablative singular of benevolentia

Inflection

First declension.

Synonyms

• (kindness): benignitās

References

• benevolentia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• benevolentia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “benevolentia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to be well-disposed towards..: benevolentiam habere erga aliquem
    
  • to find favour with some one; to get into their good graces: benevolentiam, favorem, voluntatem alicuius sibi conciliare or colligere (ex aliqua re)
    
  • to show kindness to..: benevolentiam alicui praestare, in aliquem conferre
    
  • to show kindness to..: benevolentia aliquem complecti or prosequi