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 and divides as be-ne-vo-lent-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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.