beneficent

beneficent

English

Etymology

Latin *beneficens, from bene (“good”) + -ficens, combining form from faciens, present participle of facere (“to make or do”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /bəˈnɛf.ə.sənt/

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Adjective

beneficent (comparative more beneficent, superlative most beneficent)

1. Given to acts that are kind, charitable, philanthropic or beneficial.

Synonyms

• generous
• beneficient

Antonyms

• maleficent

Related terms

• benefactor
• beneficial
• magnificent
• munificent

Translations

beneficent

Arabic: رَحِيم‎ (raḥīm), مُحْسِن‎ (muḥsin), مُتَصَدِّق‎ (mutaṣaddiq) Chinese: Mandarin: 仁慈 (zh) (réncí), 慈善 (zh) (císhàn), 善行 (zh) (shànxíng) Finnish: hyvää tekevä French: miséricordieux (fr) m, bienfaisant (fr) German: gnädig (de), wohltätig (de)

Greek: αγαθοποιός (el) (agathopoiós) Japanese: 慈悲深い (ja) (じひぶかい, jihibukai), 情け深い (なさけぶかい, nasakebukai), 奇特な (ja) (きどくな, kidoku-na) Persian: نیکوکار‎ (fa) (nīkūkār), سودبخش‎ (fa) (sūdbaxš) Portuguese: beneficente (pt) Russian: ми́лостивый (ru) (mílostivyj), благоде́тельный (ru) (blagodételʹnyj) Spanish: benéfico (es)