Vicious vs Benevolent - What's the difference?
vicious | benevolent |
Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.
*, Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.195:
*:We may so seize on vertue, that if we embrace it with an over-greedy and violent desire, it may become vicious .
Evil, immoral or depraved.
Violent, destructive and cruel.
Savage and aggressive.
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Having a disposition to do good.
Possessing or manifesting love for mankind.
altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair.
generous.
As adjectives the difference between vicious and benevolent
is that vicious is pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity while benevolent is having a disposition to do good.vicious
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* (obsolete)Adjective
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*Derived terms
* vicious circlebenevolent
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Chinese and Eastern mythologies describe dragons as benevolent .