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Empathetic vs Benevolent - What's the difference?

empathetic | benevolent |

As adjectives the difference between empathetic and benevolent

is that empathetic is showing empathy for others, and recognizing their feelings etc; empathic while benevolent is having a disposition to do good.

empathetic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing empathy for others, and recognizing their feelings etc; empathic

    • 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