Polyglot Dictionary

beneficência

/benefiˈsẽsjɐ/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as beneficências

Meaning

  1. charity

    • Doou à beneficência.

      He gave to charity.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

caridade

beneficência is more formal or institutional, like a charitable organization; caridade is more personal or religious, like Christian charity.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

beneficencia

beneficencia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "charity."

Spanish

caridad

caridad is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "charity."

French

œuvre de bienfaisance

œuvre de bienfaisance is the French word for the same thing — both mean "charity."

Practice

1 What does beneficência mean?

2 Fill the gap: Doou à ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches beneficência?

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