beneficent

/buh-NEF-ih-sunt/adjective

doing or producing good; performing acts of kindness

The beneficent policy brought clean water to remote villages.
Synonyms
generous, benevolent, altruistic
Antonyms
harmful, malefic
Root
bene- (good)
Memory hook
bene (good) + ficent (making): making good happen.

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