bienveillant
French
editEtymology
editFrom bien (“well”) + veuillant (archaic present participle of vouloir; unrelated to veiller). Calque of Latin benevolēns.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbienveillant (feminine bienveillante, masculine plural bienveillants, feminine plural bienveillantes)
- benevolent, kind
- Synonym: (archaic) bénévolent
- Antonym: malveillant
- 1909, Renée Vivien, “Ton âme”, in Poèmes:
- Ton âme est la fraîcheur, ton âme est la rosée, / Ton âme est ce regard bienveillant du matin
- Your soul is cool air, your soul is dew, / Your soul is the benevolent gaze of the morning
- wholesome
- 2020 May 26, Corentin Lamy, “Bienveillants et réconfortants, les jeux vidéo « wholesome » triomphent”, in Le Monde[1]:
- Tous sont animés par une seule idée : proposer des expériences ludiques bienveillantes.
- They are all driven by one idea: offering wholesome gaming experiences.
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “bienveillant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAdjective
editbienveillant m (feminine singular bienveillante, masculine plural bienveillans, feminine plural bienveillantes)
Nomen
editbienveillant m (plural bienveillans)
Descendants
edit- French: bienveillant
References
edit- bienveillant on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
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