Beneficent
, a. Doing or producing good; performing acts of kindness and charity; characterized by beneficence. The beneficent fruits of Christianity. Prescott.
Syn. -- See Benevolent.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists beneficent only as an antonym, under pernicious, pitiful.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given