benevolentness
advancedC1/bɪˈnɛv.ə.lənt.nəs/ · be-nev-o-lent-ness
The quality or state of being benevolent; the disposition to do good, show kindness, and act with genuine goodwill toward others.
Meanings
The quality or state of being benevolent; the disposition to do good, show kindness, and act with genuine goodwill toward others.
دوسروں کے ساتھ بھلائی کرنے، مہربانی دکھانے اور حقیقی خیر خواہی سے پیش آنے کی فطری صفت یا حالت۔
خیر خواہی
khair khwaahi
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Common Collocations
- genuine benevolentness
- innate benevolentness
- demonstrate benevolentness
- spirit of benevolentness
- benevolentness toward others
- marked by benevolentness
- natural benevolentness
Example Sentences
The teacher's benevolentness was evident in the way she stayed after school to help struggling students.
استانی کی خیر خواہی اس بات سے ظاہر ہوتی تھی کہ وہ کمزور طلبہ کی مدد کے لیے اسکول کے بعد بھی رکتی تھیں۔
Ustaani ki khair khwaahi is baat se zaahir hoti thi ke woh kamzor tulba ki madad ke liye school ke baad bhi rukti thin.
His benevolentness toward the poor in the community earned him deep respect from everyone.
محلے کے غریبوں کے ساتھ اس کی خیر خواہی نے اسے سب کی نظروں میں بہت معزز بنا دیا۔
Muhalle ke ghareebo ke saath us ki khair khwaahi ne use sab ki nazron mein bahut moazzaz bana diya.
Philosophers have long debated whether benevolentness is a natural human instinct or a cultivated virtue.
فلاسفہ بہت عرصے سے یہ بحث کرتے آئے ہیں کہ آیا خیر خواہی انسان کی فطری جبلت ہے یا ایک پروردہ فضیلت۔
Falaasfa bahut arse se yeh behas karte aaye hain ke aaya khair khwaahi insaan ki fitri jabillat hai ya ek parwarda fazeelat.
The organization was founded on the principle of benevolentness, aiming to uplift the marginalized sections of society.
یہ ادارہ خیر خواہی کے اصول پر قائم کیا گیا تھا، جس کا مقصد معاشرے کے پسماندہ طبقات کو اوپر اٹھانا تھا۔
Yeh idaara khair khwaahi ke usool par qaa'im kiya gaya tha, jis ka maqsad muaashre ke pasmaanda tabaqaat ko upar uthaana tha.
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💡 Memory Tip
Break the word into: BENE (good, as in 'benefit') + VOLENT (wishing, from Latin 'velle') + NESS (quality of). So 'benevolentness' = the quality of wishing good. Remember: a benevolent person is always wishing WELL for others — like a WELL of goodness that never runs dry.
Picture a warm, open pair of hands (🤲) glowing with golden light, freely offering help to everyone around — that glow represents the inner quality of benevolentness, radiating outward from a person's heart.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
دلِ نیک سے جو دیتا ہے خیر خواہی کا نور اس کی مہربانی کا جہان میں نہیں کوئی جواب
Dil-e-nek se jo deta hai khair khwaahi ka noor Us ki meherbaani ka jahaan mein nahin koi jawaab
He who radiates the light of benevolentness from a pure heart — the world has no equal to his kindness.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
نیکی کر دریا میں ڈال
Niki kar darya mein daal
Do good and throw it in the river — meaning, act with benevolentness without expecting anything in return.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin "benevolentia" — good will, kindness (from bene 'well' + velle 'to wish')
First known use: 17th century
The root 'benevolent' entered English in the 15th century from Latin 'benevolentia', meaning good will or kindness. The suffix '-ness' was added in English to form the abstract noun 'benevolentness', denoting the quality or state of being benevolent. Though 'benevolence' is the more commonly used noun form, 'benevolentness' emphasizes the inherent character trait rather than a single act.