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benefic

benefic

9.9
Having a good effect on people or things
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɛnɪfɪk/
  • Formal
translation icon : beneficioso
  • Active participation in community service has a benefic impact on local neighborhoods.

Examples

  • The benefic effects of sunlight can improve your mood and overall well-being.

  • Grand Trines are generally very benefic patterns, but as with singular trines, they require a jolt to get them moving.

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  • Her benefic guidance helped the students achieve their academic goals.

Synonyms

beneficial
vsbenefic
138 3.4

Making something better or producing a good result

focuses on exerting an active positive influence rather than being just the result
favorable
vsbenefic
  • US
73 3.1

Giving an advantage that makes success more likely

is an active positive influence rather than referring mainly to conditions
advantageous
vsbenefic
27 3.5

Helping you get a better result

is more about a general positive influence than a particular practical gain
beneficent
vsbenefic
  • Formal
4 7.8

Being kind and helping people by giving money or other help

is a general positive influence rather than focused on moral giving
ameliorative
vsbenefic
1 8.9

That helps make a situation better

has a positive effect without necessarily being intended to improve

Antonyms

harmful
161 2.6

Causing damage to people, animals or things

How Beneficial

advantageous
27 3.5
benefic
  • Formal
9.9
helpful
689 1.0

Surface Forms

benefic positive

Morphology

benefic = benefit (semi-transparent) = benefit + ic

The adjective can be related to the common noun 'benefit' plus the adjectival suffix '-ic', but 'benefic' is rare and learners are more likely to know 'beneficial', so the formation is not fully transparent to all learners.

Etymology

Benefic comes from Latin parts bene- meaning 'well' and -fic meaning 'to do'. You can see the same root in benefit and benefactor, so benefic means 'doing good' or having a positive effect.