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Benevolent vs Sociable - What's the difference?

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Benevolent is a related term of sociable.


As adjectives the difference between benevolent and sociable

is that benevolent is having a disposition to do good while sociable is tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.

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

    sociable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
    • He's normally pretty quiet, but he gets much more sociable around women.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Society is no comfort to one not sociable .
  • Offering opportunities for conversation; characterized by much conversation.
    • a sociable party
  • (archaic) Capable of being, or fit to be, united in one body or company; associable.
  • * Hooker
    • They are sociable parts united into one body.
  • (obsolete) No longer hostile; friendly.
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)

    Antonyms

    * unsociable ----