beneficial
[ ben-uh-fish-uhl ]
/ ˌbɛn əˈfɪʃ əl /
adjective
conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
Law.
- helpful in the meeting of needs: a beneficial association.
- involving the personal enjoyment of proceeds: a beneficial owner.
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RELATED WORDS
profitable, good, useful, helpful, valuable, constructive, benign, favorable, gainful, healthful, propitious, salubrious, salutary, serviceable, toward, wholesome, worthy, favoring
Nearby words
- benefactrix,
- benefic,
- benefice,
- beneficence,
- beneficent,
- beneficially,
- beneficiary,
- beneficiate,
- benefit,
- benefit in kind
Origin of beneficial
SYNONYMS FOR beneficial
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beneficial
/ (ˌbɛnɪˈfɪʃəl) /
adjective
(sometimes foll by to) causing a good result; advantageous
law entitling a person to receive the profits or proceeds of propertya beneficial interest in land
Word Origin for beneficial
C15: from Late Latin beneficiālis, from Latin beneficium kindness
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beneficial
mid-15c., "helpful, advantageous," from Middle French bénéficial and directly from Latin beneficialis "pertaining to a favor," from beneficium (see benefice). Related: Beneficially.
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