English Explanatory Dictionary

beneficial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Helpful or good to something or someone.
  2. Receiving a benefit from something.
  3. Relating to a benefice.
noun
  1. Something that provides a benefit.

Pronunciation

bĕnəfĭsh'əl /ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-beneficial.wav /ˌbɛnəˌfiʃjəl/ /-ˌfɪʃjəl/

Word forms

beneficial more beneficial most beneficial beneficials

Etymology

From Late Latin beneficiālis (“beneficial”), from Latin beneficium (“benefit, favor, kindness”).

Synonyms

advantageous behooveful helpful useful usufructuary usufructuous

Antonyms

detrimental maleficial nocuous damaging harmful innocuous undamaging harmless

Derived words

beneficial insect beneficiality beneficially beneficialness beneficial owner cardiobeneficial nonbeneficial renobeneficial unbeneficial
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