beneficent

[ buh-nef-uh-suhnt ]

/ bəˈnɛf ə sənt /

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adjective

doing good or causing good to be done; conferring benefits; kindly in action or purpose.

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Origin of beneficent

First recorded in 1610–20; benefic(ence) + -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM beneficent

be·nef·i·cent·ly, adverbnon·be·nef·i·cent, adjectivenon·be·nef·i·cent·ly, adverbun·be·nef·i·cent, adjective

un·be·nef·i·cent·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH beneficent

1. beneficent , beneficial, benevolent2. beneficent , munificent

Words nearby beneficent

benefactress, benefactrix, benefic, benefice, beneficence, beneficent, beneficial, beneficiary, beneficiate, benefit, benefit in kind

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How to use beneficent in a sentence

To optimize for science, we need a beneficent technocrat in charge.
Why Silicon Valley's Optimization Mindset Sets Us Up for Failure|Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami and Jeremy M. Weinstein|September 10, 2021|Time
Carmakers have noted their moves toward electrification, their commitments to sustainability during the manufacturing process, and their general insistence on beneficent environmental stewardship.
The Outdoors Is Having an Automotive Moment|awise|August 19, 2021|Outside Online
I think if we teach machines to be creative, then they’ll be beneficent toward us, rather than just keeping us around as household pets.
I Am Not a Machine. Yes You Are. - Issue 98: Mind|Kevin Berger|March 31, 2021|Nautilus
He is the hyperkinetic, beneficent godfather of freed-heel skiing the Canaan Valley.
Skiing West Virginia’s ‘Canadian Valley’ in a banner season|John Briley|February 18, 2021|Washington Post

NO thoughtful man can fail to appreciate its beneficent effect upon our institutions and people.
The Best - And Worst - Post-Civil War Presidential Speeches on Race|David Frum|January 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There is a beneficent heat wave of attention returning to the subject of Thelonious Monk.
Thelonious Monk Is Back|Stanley Crouch|November 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Christians declare that the divine origin and truth of their religion are proved by its beneficent results.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
In the beneficent arrangements of Divine love to the young, the latter is first extended.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
A most beneficent work was set on foot in the foundation of Charity Schools.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton
Perhaps, too, I may be called to effect so beneficent a work, the humble instrument of a gracious God.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment|Silvio Pellico
The poem was simple and optimistic—it told of the beneficent qualities of rain, as it would appear to one whose roof did not leak.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for beneficent

beneficent

/ (bɪˈnɛfɪsənt) /

adjective

charitable; generous

Derived forms of beneficent

beneficently, adverb

Word Origin for beneficent

C17: from Latin beneficent-, from beneficus; see benefice

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