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Malevolent vs Benignant - What's the difference?

malevolent | benignant |

As adjectives the difference between malevolent and benignant

is that malevolent is having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others while benignant is kind; gracious; favorable.

malevolent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others
  • having an evil or harmful influence

    • Synonyms

    * evil * malicious * See also

    Antonyms

    * benevolent

    Related terms

    * malevolence * malevolently

    benignant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Kind; gracious; favorable.
  • * 1749 , Henry Fielding, Tom Jones , Folio Society 1973, p. 417:
    • Here Nature appears in her richest attire, and Art, dressed with the modestest simplicity, attends her benignant mistress.