Benevolent vs Competent - What's the difference?
benevolent | competent |
Having a disposition to do good.
Possessing or manifesting love for mankind.
altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair.
generous.
Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.
(legal) Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question.
Adequate for the purpose
* 1662 , , Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 67:
As adjectives the difference between benevolent and competent
is that benevolent is having a disposition to do good while competent is having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.benevolent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Chinese and Eastern mythologies describe dragons as benevolent .
Antonyms
* malevolentSee also
* benevolence * benevolently * benevolentnesscompetent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He is a competent skier and an expert snowboarder.
- For any disagreements arising from this contract, the competent court shall be the Springfield Circuit Court.
- judicial authority having competent jurisdiction
- "For if [birds] had been Viviparous , the burthen of their womb, if they had brought forth any competent number at a time, had been so big and heavy, that their wings would have failed them "