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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
be·nef·i·cent    Audio Help   [buh-nef-uh-suhnt] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
doing good or causing good to be done; conferring benefits; kindly in action or purpose.
[Origin: 1610–20; benefic(ence) + -ent]

—Related forms
be·nef·i·cent·ly, adverb
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  beneficial
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Affording benefit.
Synonyms:  advantageous, benefic, benignant, favorable, good, helpful, profitable, propitious, salutary, toward, useful
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  benevolent
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Characterized by kindness and concern for others.
Synonyms:  altruistic, benign, benignant, good, goodhearted, kind, kindhearted, kindly
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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