benevolent vs well-meaning

benevolent

adj
  • Having a disposition to do good. 

  • Possessing or manifesting love for mankind. 

  • Altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair. 

well-meaning

adj
  • With good intentions, often used to reflect positively on a negative outcome or situation. 

How often have the words benevolent and well-meaning occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )