Beneficent
1beneficent — (adj.) 1610s, doing good, charitable, probably from BENEFICENT (Cf. beneficent) on model of magnificent, etc …
2Beneficent — Be*nef i*cent, a. Doing or producing good; performing acts of kindness and charity; characterized by beneficence. [1913 Webster] The beneficent fruits of Christianity. Prescott. [1913 Webster] Syn: See {Benevolent}. [1913 Webster] …
3beneficent — index beneficial, charitable (benevolent), charitable (lenient), donative, humane, liberal ( …
4beneficent — *benevolent Analogous words: *charitable, humanitarian, philanthropic, eleemosynary, altruistic: munificent, bountiful, bounteous, open handed, generous (see LIBERAL) Antonyms: maleficent …
5beneficent — [bə nef′əsənt] adj. 1. showing beneficence; doing good 2. resulting in benefit beneficently adv …
6beneficent — [[t]bɪne̱fɪs(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A beneficent person or thing helps people or results in something good. [FORMAL] In 1909 nuns were running more than 1,000 beneficent institutions …
7beneficent — be|nef|i|cent [bıˈnefısənt] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: beneficus; BENEFICE] helping people, or resulting in something good ▪ the beneficent properties of natural remedies >beneficence n [U] >beneficently adv …
8beneficent — [bɪ nɛfɪs(ə)nt] adjective doing good or resulting in good. Derivatives beneficence noun beneficently adverb Origin C17: from L. beneficent , from bene facere do good (to) …
9beneficent — adj. doing good; generous, actively kind. Derivatives: beneficence n. beneficently adv. Etymology: L beneficent (as BENEFICE) …
10beneficent friend — index benefactor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
