benefic

be·nef·ic

adj \bə-ˈne-fik\

Definition of BENEFIC

: beneficent

Examples of BENEFIC

1. <the belief that participation in sports has a benefic influence on a young person>

Origin of BENEFIC

Latin beneficus, from bene + facere

First Known Use: 1641

Related to BENEFIC

Synonyms: advantageous, beneficial, beneficent, benignant, favorable, friendly, good, helpful, kindly, profitable, salutary

Antonyms: bad, disadvantageous, unfavorable, unfriendly, unhelpful, unprofitable

Related Words: gratifying, rewarding, satisfying; auspicious, promising, propitious; advisable, desirable, healthful, healthy, salubrious, salutiferous, wholesome; gainful, lucrative, remunerative; ameliorative, amelioratory, bettering, constructive, supportive

Near Antonyms: damaging, deleterious, harmful, injurious, insalubrious

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Rhymes with BENEFIC

malefic