adj.

1. Characterized by or performing acts of kindness or charity.
2. Producing benefit; beneficial.

[Probably from BENEFICENCE, on the model of such pairs as BENEVOLENT, BENEVOLENCE.]

beneficently be·nef'i·cent·ly adv.

adjective

1. Characterized by kindness and concern for others: altruistic, benevolent, benign, benignant, good, goodhearted, kind, kindhearted, kindly. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, kind/cruel.
2. Affording benefit: advantageous, benefic, beneficial, benignant, favorable, good, helpful, profitable, propitious, salutary, toward, useful. See help/harm/harmless.

adj

Definition: benevolent
Antonyms: mean, unkind

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: doing or producing good
  Antonym: maleficent (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: doing or producing good
  Synonyms: benevolent, gracious

Meaning #3: generous in assistance to the poor
  Synonyms: benevolent, eleemosynary, philanthropic

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - velgørende, godgørende

Nederlands (Dutch)
liefdadig

Français (French)
adj. - bienfaisant, salutaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wohltätig, karitativ

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αγαθοεργός, φιλάνθρωπος

Italiano (Italian)
benefico, caritatevole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - beneficente

Русский (Russian)
благотворный, полезный, щедрый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - caritativo, benéfico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - välgörande

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
仁慈的, 善行的, 慈善的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 仁慈的, 善行的, 慈善的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 인정 많은, 친절한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 功徳を施す, 情け深い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) محسن, كريم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גומל חסד‬

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