Beneficent.
[Latin beneficus : bene, well; see benefaction + -ficus, -fic.]
benefic
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adjective
- Affording benefit: advantageous, beneficent, beneficial, benignant, favorable, good, helpful, profitable, propitious, salutary, toward, useful. See help/harm/harmless.
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
exerting a favorable or beneficent influence
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