English noun: beneficence | |||
| 1. | beneficence (feeling) doing good; feeling beneficent | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | benevolence | ||
| Antonyms | maleficence | ||
| 2. | beneficence (attribute) the quality of being kind or helpful or generous | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | good, goodness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | free grace, grace, grace of God | ||
| Attribute | beneficent | ||
| Antonyms | balefulness, maleficence, mischief | ||