 beneficent |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] generous in assistance to the poor | |
| Synonyms: | philanthropic eleemosynary benevolent | |
| Examples: | "a benevolent contributor" "eleemosynary relief" "philanthropic contributions" |
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| Related terms: | charitable | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] doing or producing good | |
| Synonyms: | gracious benevolent | |
| Related terms: | good | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] doing or producing good | |
| Examples: | "the most beneficent regime in history" |
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| Related terms: | maleficent benefic benevolent beneficence | |
| Similar spelling: |
benefice benefic beneficence beneficed beneficiate beneficiation beneficial beneficiary beneficially benefact |
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