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- [buh-nef-uh-suh nt]
- /bəˈnɛf ə sənt/
- /bɪˈnef.ɪ.sənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buh-nef-uh-suh nt]
- /bəˈnɛf ə sənt/
Definitions of beneficent word
- adjective beneficent A beneficent person or thing helps people or results in something good. 3
- adjective beneficent charitable; generous 3
- adjective beneficent showing beneficence; doing good 3
- adjective beneficent resulting in benefit 3
- adjective beneficent doing good or causing good to be done; conferring benefits; kindly in action or purpose. 1
- adjective beneficent doing good deeds 1
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Origin of beneficent
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20; benefic(ence) + -ent
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Parts of speech for Beneficent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beneficent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beneficent
adj beneficent
- altruistic — If your behaviour or motives are altruistic, you show concern for the happiness and welfare of other people rather than for yourself.
- benevolent — If you describe a person in authority as benevolent, you mean that they are kind and fair.
- benign — You use benign to describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless.
- big-hearted — If you describe someone as big-hearted, you think they are kind and generous, and always willing to help people.
- charitable — A charitable organization or activity helps and supports people who are ill, very poor, or who have a disability.
Antonyms for beneficent
adj beneficent
- cold-hearted — A cold-hearted person does not feel any affection or sympathy towards other people.
- malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- misanthropic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
- uncharitable — deficient in charity; unkind; harsh; unforgiving; censorious; merciless: an uncharitable attitude; an uncharitable neighbor.
- maleficent — doing evil or harm; harmfully malicious: maleficent destroyers of reputations.
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