Definition
Performing acts of kindness and charity; actively doing good to others.
Etymology
From Latin 'beneficens,' composed of 'bene' (well) and 'faciens' (doing, from 'facere'). This is an archaic or variant spelling of 'beneficent,' meaning generous and charitable.
Kelly Says
This archaic spelling reminds us that English spelling wasn't standardized until the printing press made consistency fashionable—scholars would spell 'beneficient' or 'beneficent' interchangeably.
Translations
BNবাংলা
কার্যকর
ka-r-y-kar
CACatalà
benèfic
be-ne-fee-k
CSČeština
příznivý
pri-zni-vy
DEDeutsch
wohlwollend
vohl-voh-len
ELΕλληνικά
συμφερόμενος
sim-fe-ro-menos
ESEspañol
benéfico
be-neh-FEE-koh
FAفارسی
فایدهآور
fa-ye-deh-a-var
FISuomi
hyödyllinen
hyoe-dyl-li-nen
FRFrançais
bénéficiant
beh-neh-fee-SYAHN
GUGU
લાભદાયી
laabh-da-yee
HIहिन्दी
लाभकारी
laabh-kaari
HUMagyar
hasznos
ha-snohs
IDBahasa Indonesia
bermanfaat
ber-ma-naf-at
ITItaliano
benefico
beh-neh-FEE-koh
KMKM
ប្រយោជន៍
bra-yo-ch-an
KO한국어
이익을 주는
i-ik-eul ju-neun
MRMR
लाभदायक
laabh-da-yak
MSBahasa Melayu
bermanfaat
ber-ma-naf-at
NLNederlands
gunstig
goons-tig
PAPA
ਲਾਭਦਾਇਕ
laabh-da-aik
PLPolski
pożyteczny
po-zhi-tchech-ny
PTPortuguês
beneficente
beh-nih-fee-SEN-teh
RORomână
beneficiar
ben-eh-fi-thee-ar
RUРусский
благотворительный
blago-troy-tel-nyy
TAதமிழ்
நன்மை பயக்கும்
nan-mai pa-yum
TEతెలుగు
నిష్టానుభూతి
nish-ta-anu-bhoo-ti
THไทย
เป็นประโยชน์
pen pra-yo-chut
TLTL
nakakapagpabuti
na-ka-ka-pa-ga-bu-ti
UKУкраїнська
корисливий
kor-is-liv-yy
URاردو
فائدہ مند
fa-i-dah-man-d
VITiếng Việt
có lợi
koh loo-ee