beneficent
adjective/bɪˈnefɪsnt/
/bɪˈnefɪsnt/
(formal)- giving help; being kind synonym generous
- the beneficent powers of Nature
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin beneficent- (stem of beneficentior, comparative of beneficus ‘favourable, generous’), from bene facere ‘do good (to)’.Want to learn more?
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