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Benevolent vs Forgiving - What's the difference?

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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)
  • 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

    forgiving

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Inclined to forgive.
  • I am not very forgiving .

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of forgiveness.
  • * 1996 , Bernard P. Dauenhauer, Citizenship in a Fragile World (page 58)
  • 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.