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Benevolent vs Endearing - What's the difference?

benevolent | endearing |

As adjectives the difference between benevolent and endearing

is that benevolent is having a disposition to do good while endearing is inspiring love or affection, in a childlike way.

As a verb endearing is

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As a noun endearing is

endearment.

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

    endearing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Inspiring love or affection, in a childlike way.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • endearment
  • * (Jack London)
    • It was arms around, and perpetual endearings , and all that I had missed for a weary twelve-month.

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