benevolently

1. 1.

   in a benevolent manner

   “she looked on benevolently”

   Antonymsmalevolently

Questions about benevolently

What does benevolently mean?

benevolently means "in a benevolent manner".

How many syllables are in benevolently?

benevolently has 5 syllables: be-ne-vo-lent-ly. The stress falls on "vo".

What is the opposite of benevolently?

The recorded antonyms are malevolently.

Is benevolently a common word?

benevolently is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.