Synonyms

benefic

American

[buh-nef-ik] / bəˈnɛf ɪk /

adjective

doing or promoting some good; beneficent.

a benefic truce; a benefic confluence of planets.

benefic British

/ bɪˈnɛfɪk /

adjective

a rare word for beneficent

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Etymology

Origin of benefic

From the Latin word beneficus, dating back to 1590–1600. See bene-, -fic

Vocabulary lists containing benefic

Favorable

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He sought an intimacy with the benefic Jupiter, and found it—perhaps by a secret kowtowing to Sagittarius.

From The Prophet of Berkeley Square by Hichens, Robert Smythe

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