Antonyms for maleficent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : muh-lef-uh-suh nt

Phonetic Transcription : məˈlɛf ə sənt

Definition of maleficent

Origin : 1670s, from Latin maleficent-, altered stem of maleficus (see malefic).

As in malign : adj hurtful, injurious
As in pernicious : adj bad, hurtful
As in evil : adj sinful, immoral

Example sentences :

But now it sounded to me like the name of some maleficent and sinful being.
Extract from : « Dubliners » by James Joyce

The waters cover the earth, and all maleficent beings are drowned.
Extract from : « The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 » by Various

Necromantic magic is divided into Goëtic, maleficent, and theurgic.
Extract from : « Witch, Warlock, and Magician » by William Henry Davenport Adams

That aspect of the sky which they now regard as disagreeable they then beheld as maleficent.
Extract from : « The Mayor of Casterbridge » by Thomas Hardy

So the Deity may be beneficent or maleficent, he cannot be moral or immoral.
Extract from : « Practical Essays » by Alexander Bain

But Yama is not regarded as a maleficent being, like Tangaro.
Extract from : « Modern Mythology » by Andrew Lang

The 'monarch,' as he observes, 'is naturally the very worst—the most maleficent member of the whole community.'
Extract from : « The English Utilitarians, Volume I. » by Leslie Stephen

Sometimes the stepfather takes the children without their mother, if she be maleficent.
Extract from : « Omaha sociology (1884 N 03 / 1881-1882 (pages 205-370)) » by James Owen Dorsey

Perhaps their curiosity was put to sleep by some uncanny though not maleficent influence.
Extract from : « Fairies Afield » by Mary Louisa Molesworth

If anything reminded him of the moon, however, then it could be expected to be maleficent in influence.
Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by James J. Walsh

Synonyms for maleficent

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