Benevolent vs Forgiving - What's the difference?
benevolent | forgiving | Related terms |
Having a disposition to do good.
Possessing or manifesting love for mankind.
altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair.
generous.
An act of forgiveness.
* 1996 , Bernard P. Dauenhauer, Citizenship in a Fragile World (page 58)
As adjectives the difference between benevolent and forgiving
is that benevolent is having a disposition to do good while forgiving is inclined to forgive.As a verb forgiving is
present participle of lang=en.As a noun forgiving is
an act of forgiveness.benevolent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Chinese and Eastern mythologies describe dragons as benevolent .
Antonyms
* malevolentSee also
* benevolence * benevolently * benevolentnessforgiving
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- And I receive your forgiveness only from you. A group's promises and forgivings are nothing more than the sum of its individual members' promises and forgivings.