beneficent

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /bəˈnɛ.fɪ.sənt/
(US) IPA^(key): /bəˈnɛ.fə.sənt/
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Adjective

beneficent (comparative more beneficent, superlative most beneficent)

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

Synonyms

Antonyms

maleficent

Related terms

Translations

Arabic: رَحِيم (raḥīm), مُحْسِن (muḥsin), مُتَصَدِّق (mutaṣaddiq)
Bulgarian: благодетелен (bg) (blagodetelen)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 仁慈 (zh) (réncí), 慈善 (zh) (císhàn), 善行 (zh) (shànxíng)
Finnish: hyvää tekevä
French: miséricordieux (fr) m, bienfaisant (fr)
German: wohltätig (de)
Greek: αγαθοποιός (el) (agathopoiós)
Ancient: ἀγαθοποιός (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)
Latin: beneficus
Persian: نیکوکار (fa) (nikukâr), سودبخش (fa) (sudbaxš)
Portuguese: beneficente (pt)
Romanian: binefăcător (ro)
Russian: ми́лостивый (ru) (mílostivyj), благоде́тельный (ru) (blagodételʹnyj)
Spanish: benéfico (es)
Ukrainian: благотво́рний (uk) (blahotvórnyj)

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