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Affability vs Benevolent - What's the difference?

affability | benevolent |

As a noun affability

is the state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.

As an adjective benevolent is

having a disposition to do good.

affability

English

Noun

(affabilities)
  • The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.

    • benevolent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a disposition to do good.
    • Chinese and Eastern mythologies describe dragons as benevolent .
  • Possessing or manifesting love for mankind.
  • altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair.
  • generous.

    • Antonyms

    * malevolent

    See also

    * benevolence * benevolently * benevolentness