Beneficent

Definitions: Beneficent

Beneficent

Adjective

1. Doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history".

2. Doing or producing good.

3. Generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions".

Date "beneficent" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Synonyms: Beneficent

Synonyms: benevolent (adj), eleemosynary (adj), gracious (adj), philanthropic (adj). (additional references)

Antonym: maleficent (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Benevolence	Warm-hearted, kind-hearted, tender-hearted, large-hearted, broad-hearted; merciful; charitable, beneficent, humane, benignant; bounteous, bountiful.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Beneficent

English words defined with "beneficent": benefic, beneficence, Beneficently, Beneficient ♦ Devi ♦ Liberal education ♦ Mazdean ♦ theurgy ♦ White witch. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Beneficent Euthanasia (reference) Beneficent Role of Destiny (reference) Israel's Beneficent Dead: Ancestor Cults and Necromancy in Israelite Religion and Tradition (Forschunden Zum Alten Testament) (reference) Suffering and the Beneficent Community: Beyond Libertarianism (Suny Series in Ethical Theory) (reference) The Beneficent Usurpers: A History of the British in Madeira (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Mozart:The Impresario; Mozart's Circle: The Beneficent Dervish (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Charles	The idea of a universal and beneficent Creator does not seem to arise in the mind of man, until he has been elevated by long-continued culture.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Rutherford Hayes	1877-1881	Resting upon this sure and substantial foundation, the superstructure of beneficent local governments can be built up, and not otherwise.
Grover Cleveland	1885-1889; 1893-1897	Manifestly nothing is more vital to our supremacy as a nation and to the beneficent purposes of our Government than a sound and stable currency.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Beneficent" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Beneficent" is used about 56 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	56	45,296

Language		Translations for "beneficent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		zemërmirë (benign, benignant, good hearted, kindhearted), i mëshirshëm (Clement, compassionate, merciful, pitiful), i dobishëm (beneficial, effective, good, handy, helpful, instrumental, pay, profitable, salutary, serviceable, subservient, useful, wholesome). (various references)

Arabic		‏منان (bountiful, liberal), ‏محسن (alms, almsgiving, beautifying, charitable, improving, meliorative), ‏خير (benevolent, charitable, good, interest, welfare, well being), ‏رحيم (clement, compassionate, merciful, pitying, sympathetic). (various references)

Bulgarian		благотворителен (benevolent, charitable, eleemosynary, philanthropic), благодетелен. (various references)

Chinese		慈善 (Charitable, Charities, Charity). (various references)

Czech		dobroèinný (benevolent, charitable, humanitarian, philanthropic), charitativní (charitable, eleemosynary). (various references)

Farsi		منعم , نیکوکار (Benefactor, Righteous, Samaritan, Upright), صاحب کرم . (various references)

French		bienfaisant (benevolent, benignant, bestowed). (various references)

German		wohltätig (agreeable, charitable, charitably). (various references)

Greek		αγαθόεργοσ. (various references)

Hebrew		עוש�" חס�". (various references)

Hungarian		jótékony (beneficial, benevolent, bounteous, bountiful, charitable, have a big heart, philanthropical, well doing). (various references)

Indonesian		bersifat dermawan. (various references)

Italian		benefico (beneficial, benevolent, bounteous, digestible), caritatevole (charitable). (various references)

Korean		자� 심이 많은. (various references)

Manx		foayssagh (beneficial, remedial). (various references)

Pig Latin		eneficentbay

Portuguese		beneficente (bountiful, charitable). (various references)

Romanian		binefãcãtor (benefactor, beneficial, beneficient, bracing, salutary, well doer, wholesome). (various references)

Russian		благодетельный. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		blagotvoran (beneficial, demulcent, gracious, kindly, sanatory), dobrotvoran (benevolent, charitable). (various references)

Spanish		benéfico (beneficial, salutary). (various references)

Swedish		välgörande (beneficial, benignant, salutary). (various references)

Thai		ซึ่งเป็นประโยชน์. (various references)

Turkish		iyiliksever (benefactor, benevolent, bighearted, humane, humanitarian, kind, philanthropic, philanthropical), hayırsever (benefactor, benevolent, charitable, philanthropic, philanthropical, philanthropist), hayırlı (auspicious, beneficial, fortunate, good, propitious). (various references)

Ukranian		милосердний (charitable, merciful), благотворний (salutary, wholesome), добродійний (benevolent, charitable, eleemosynary). (various references)

Vietnamese		thương người tốt; có lợi, từ thiện (beneficently, benevolent), từ tâm (beneficence, beneficently), hay l� m việc thiện, hay l� m phúc (beneficently). (various references)

Welsh		llesfawr, daionus (beneficial, benevolent, good). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	benefici, beneficus. (various references)
Avestan	200-600	saoshyañt, speñta. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "beneficent": beneficently. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Beneficent" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: bagnificent, beneficene, benificent. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "beneficent" (pronounced be'nufi"shunt)
8	-n u f i" sh u n t	inefficient.
7	-u f i" sh u n t	coefficient, deficient, efficient, insufficient, sufficient.
6	-f i" sh u n t	proficient.
5	-i" sh u n t	omniscient.
4	-sh u n t	abortifacient, impatient, inpatient, outpatient, patient, quotient.
3	-u n t	abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-c-e-e-e-f-i-n-n-t"
	-2 letters: benefice, enceinte.
	-3 letters: benefic, benefit.
	-4 letters: bennet, entice, fennec, infect.
	-5 letters: befit, benne, benni, feint, fence, niece.
	Words containing the letters "b-c-e-e-e-f-i-n-n-t"
	+2 letters: beneficently.
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