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1 bontà
f invar goodness( gentilezza) kindness* * *bontà s.f.1 ( d'animo) goodness (of heart), goodheartedness, good nature; kindliness; ( benevolenza) kindness, benignity: bontà di cuore, goodness of heart; approfittare della bontà di una persona, to take advantage of a person's kind-heartedness; un gesto di bontà, a kindness; trattare qlcu. con bontà, to treat s.o. with kindness (o kindly) // il nostro cane è di una bontà incredibile, our dog is unbelievably meek2 ( gentilezza, condiscendenza) kindness, courtesy, amiability, goodness: abbiate la bontà di ascoltarmi, will you be so kind as to listen to me?, ( più perentorio) have the courtesy to listen to me; abbiate la bontà di attendere, will you be so kind as to wait3 ( pregio) excellence, quality, goodness; ( efficacia) effectiveness: la bontà di un prodotto, the excellence (o good quality) of a product; la bontà di un rimedio, the effectiveness of a cure4 ( di cibo) tastiness, excellence: la bontà di questa torta è indescrivibile, I can't begin to describe how tasty this cake is; è una bontà!, it's delicious!5 ( di clima) wholesomeness.* * *[bon'ta]sostantivo femminile invariabile1) kindness, goodnesstrattare qcn. con bontà — to treat sb. with kindness
2) (cortesia)ha avuto la bontà di fare... — he's been so kind as to do...
si è degnato, bontà sua, di venire — he graciously agreed to come
3) (qualità) (di lavoro, prodotto) excellence, good qualityè una vera bontà, che bontà! — it's simply delicious!
* * *bontà/bon'ta/f.inv.1 kindness, goodness; trattare qcn. con bontà to treat sb. with kindness; per bontà d'animo out of the goodness of one's heart; bontà divina! good(ness) gracious!2 (cortesia) ha avuto la bontà di fare... he's been so kind as to do...; bontà sua! how kind of him! si è degnato, bontà sua, di venire he graciously agreed to come3 (qualità) (di lavoro, prodotto) excellence, good quality4 (buon sapore) è una vera bontà, che bontà! it's simply delicious! -
2 benignità
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Benignity — Be*nig ni*ty, n. [OE. benignite, F. b[ e]nignit[ e], OF. b[ e]nignet[ e], fr. L. benignitas. See {Benign}.] 1. The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness. Benignity of aspect. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. Mildness;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Benignity — (from the Latin roots bene = well and genus = born ), a polyvalent term (refer ), is employed with a specific denotation as a medical term in medical discourse to describe a mild and nonprogressive sickness. The term is most familiar as a… … Wikipedia
benignity — index clemency, consideration (sympathetic regard), favor (act of kindness), humanity (humaneness), largess (generosity), philan … Law dictionary
benignity — late 14c., from O.Fr. benignité goodness, kindness (12c.), from L. benignitatem (nom. benignitas), from benignus kindly, kindhearted (see BENIGN (Cf. benign)) … Etymology dictionary
benignity — [bi nig′nə tē] n. [ME & OFr benignite < L benignitas: see BENIGN] 1. benignancy; kindliness 2. pl. benignities a kind or generous act … English World dictionary
benignity — be·nig·ni·ty bi nig nət ē n, pl ties the quality or state of being benign <determine the benignity or malignancy of a tumor> … Medical dictionary
benignity — benign ► ADJECTIVE 1) genial and kindly. 2) favourable; not harmful. 3) (of a tumour) not malignant. DERIVATIVES benignity noun benignly adverb. ORIGIN Latin benignus, probably from bene well + genus born … English terms dictionary
benignity — noun see benign … New Collegiate Dictionary
benignity — /bi nig ni tee/, n., pl. benignities. 1. the quality of being benign; kindness. 2. Archaic. a good deed or favor; an instance of kindness: benignities born of selfless devotion. [1325 75; ME benignite < MF < L benignitas. See BENIGN, ITY] * * * … Universalium
benignity — noun a) The state of being benign. b) A benign act. See Also: benign … Wiktionary
benignity — Synonyms and related words: accommodatingness, act of grace, act of kindness, advantageousness, affability, affectionateness, agreeableness, amiability, auspiciousness, benefaction, beneficence, beneficialness, benefit, benevolence, benignancy,… … Moby Thesaurus