different between sparing vs benevolent

English

Adjective

sparing (comparative more sparing, superlative most sparing)

1. Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal.

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Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:frugal

Verb

sparing

1. present participle of spare

Noun

sparing (plural sparings)

1. The act by which something or someone is spared.
   • 1830, Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances), The Manners of the Day (volume 2, page 322)

     The sparings of my frugality have, however, in a sufficient degree, augmented my originally scanty patrimony; […]

Anagrams

• gnisrap, parings, parsing, rapings, rasping

Indonesian

Etymology

From English sparring.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?spa.r??]
• Hyphenation: spa?ring

Noun

sparing

1. (colloquial) to practice for martial arts or hand-to-hand combat.

   Synonym: berlatih

Further reading

• “sparing” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Polish

Etymology

From English sparring.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?spa.r?ink/

Noun

sparing m inan

1. (sports) sparring (practice match)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) sparingowy

Related terms

• (noun) sparingpartner

Further reading

• sparing in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• sparing in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Etymology

From Old French benevolent, borrowed from Latin benevol?ns ("well wishing"). Displaced native Old English welwillende.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??n?v?l?nt/

Adjective

benevolent (comparative more benevolent, superlative most benevolent)

1. Having a disposition to do good.

   Chinese and Eastern mythologies describe dragons as benevolent.

2. Possessing or manifesting love for mankind.
3. Altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair.

Antonyms

• malevolent

Derived terms

• benevolently
• benevolentness

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