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beneficent
English
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.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /b??n?f.?.s?nt/
Adjective
beneficent (comparative more beneficent, superlative most beneficent)
- Given to acts that are kind, charitable, philanthropic or beneficial.
Synonyms
- generous
- beneficient
Antonyms
- maleficent
Related terms
- benefactor
- beneficial
- magnificent
- munificent
Translations
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benefactor
English
Alternative forms
- benefactour (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English benefactor, borrowed from Medieval Latin benefactor (“he who bestows a favor”), from Latin benefaci? (“benefit someone”), from bene (“good”) + faci? (“do, make”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: b?n'?f?kt?r, IPA(key): /?b?n??fækt?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b?n??fakt?/
- Hyphenation: ben?e?fac?tor
Noun
benefactor (plural benefactors, feminine benefactress or benefactoress or benefactrix)
- Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
- Someone who performs good or noble deeds.
Related terms
- benefactive
- benefactress
- benefactrix
- beneficiary (near antonym)
- beneficent
Translations
Catalan
Alternative forms
- benfactor
Etymology
From Late Latin benefactor.
Noun
benefactor m (plural benefactors, feminine benefactora)
- benefactor
Related terms
- malfactor, malefactor
Further reading
- “benefactor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “benefactor” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “benefactor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “benefactor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Latin
Etymology
From benefaci? or benefactus +? -tor.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /be.ne?fak.tor/, [b?n??fäkt??r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /be.ne?fak.tor/, [b?n??f?kt??r]
Noun
benefactor m (genitive benefact?ris); third declension
- (Late Latin) benefactor; one who confers a favour
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Antonyms
- malefactor
Related terms
- benefactus
Descendants
References
- benefactor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- benefactor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin benefactor, from Latin benefacio. Compare the inherited doublet bienhechor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /benefa??to?/, [be.ne.fa???t?o?]
- Hyphenation: be?ne?fac?tor
Noun
benefactor m (plural benefactores, feminine benefactora, feminine plural benefactoras)
- benefactor
Related terms
- bienfacer
Further reading
- “benefactor” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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