# beneficent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /bəˈnɛ.fɪ.sənt/ · frequency rank #75,652

## Definitions
1. Given to acts that are kind, charitable, philanthropic or beneficial.

## Etymology
From Latin *beneficens, *beneficent-, from bene (“well, good”) + -ficens, combining form from faciens, present participle of facere (“to make or do”). Compare English beneficence.

## Source
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