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beneficent
doing good or actively helping others
Synonyms
- benevolent
- charitable
- generous
Antonyms
- malevolent
- harmful
- cruel
beneficent in a sentence
A beneficent donor funded the library without seeking public recognition.
The foundation's beneficent work provided clean water to dozens of remote villages.
Where it comes from
From Latin beneficent-, meaning 'doing good.'
Memory hook
BENEFICENT begins like BENEFIT: a beneficent person acts for others' benefit.
Read it in context
- The Drift Above Science
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