English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Beneficence Pronunciation
Beneficence is pronounced buh-NE-fuh-suhns, IPA /bəˈnɛfəsəns/.
buh-NE-fuh-suhns
US /bəˈnɛfəsəns/ · UK /ˈbɛnɪˌfɪsəns/
Syllables: buh · NE · fuh · suhns (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The quality of doing good, especially through generosity.
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Beneficence in a Sentence
- The hospital was founded on private beneficence.
- Medical ethics rests partly on beneficence.
- Her beneficence paid for the whole east wing.
Common Mispronunciations of Beneficence
Not be-nuh-FI-suhns
The second beat, NE, carries the word, and the three behind it are all weak.
Not buh-NE-fuh-kuhns
Both c letters give a plain s here, since each one stands in front of an e.
Tip: British dictionaries move the beat to the front, BE-nuh-fi-suhns, and both readings are accepted.
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