bénévolence

French, noun/be.ne.vɔ.lɑ̃s/

bénévolence is spelled B-É-N-É-V-O-L-E-N-C-E (11 letters). Bénévolence is a French feminine noun meaning “benevolence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Bienveillance, disposition à vouloir le bien d’autrui, volonté de le rendre heureux”.

What does bénévolence mean in English?

noun

1
archaicfemininebenevolence

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Bienveillance, disposition à vouloir le bien d’autrui, volonté de le rendre heureux.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of bénévolence

bénévolences plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce bénévolence?

/be.ne.vɔ.lɑ̃s/
\be.ne.vɔ.lɑ̃s\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to bénévolence

benevolence

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.