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 | ||