benefic

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adjective

Favorable; beneficent.

Similar
beneficent
Opposite
malefic
OriginLatin beneficus →
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Meanings

adjectivebenefic (comparative more benefic, superlative most benefic)

comparative more benefic · superlative most benefic

  1. Favorable; beneficent.
nounbenefic (plural benefics)

plural benefics

  1. astrologyA favorable planet.

    In the previous condition of overcoming, it was notable that while the malefics could only maltreat by overcoming through a superior sign-based square, the benefics could bonify by overcoming through a superior square or trine.

    2017, Chris Brennan, Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune, page 471

    Antonyms: malefic

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA favorable planet.

Opposite
malefic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveexerting a favorable or beneficent influence

Similar
beneficent
Also see
beneficent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinbeneficus
  2. Englishbenefic

From Latin beneficus. See benefice.

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APA

benefic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benefic

MLA

“benefic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benefic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “benefic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benefic.

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