beneficial
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ben·e·fi·cial
(bĕn'ə-fĭsh'əl) 
adj.
beneficialness ben'e·fi'cial·ness n.
adj.
- Producing or promoting a favorable result; advantageous.
- Law. Receiving or having the right to receive proceeds or other advantages.
[Middle English, from Old French beneficial, from Late Latin beneficiālis, from Latin beneficium, benefit. See benefice.]
beneficially ben'e·fi'cial·ly adv.beneficialness ben'e·fi'cial·ness n.
SYNONYMS beneficial, profitable, advantageous. These adjectives apply to what promotes a favorable result or gain. Beneficial is said of what enhances well-being: a trade agreement beneficial to all countries. Profitable refers to what yields material gain or useful compensation: profitable speculation on the stock market. Something advantageous affords improvement in relative position or in chances of success: found it socially advantageous to entertain often and well.
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beneficial
adjective
- Affording benefit: advantageous, benefic, beneficent, benignant, favorable, good, helpful, profitable, propitious, salutary, toward, useful. See help/harm/harmless.
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beneficial
adj
Definition: advantageous
Antonyms: disadvantageous, harmful, hurting, unfortunate, unhelpful, unrewarding
adj
Definition: advantageous
Antonyms: detrimental, disadvantageous
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- Support, Encouragement, and Agreement - beneficial: (adj) conducive to well-being; producing an advantage
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Beneficial
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fordelagtig, gunstig, gavnlig
Nederlands (Dutch)
voordelig, bevorderlijk
Français (French)
adj. - salutaire, avantageux, favorable
Deutsch (German)
adj. - vorteilhaft, (jur.) nutznießend
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευεργετικός, αγαθοποιός, ωφέλιμος, χρήσιμος
Italiano (Italian)
vantaggioso
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - benéfico, proveitoso, usufrutuário (Jur.)
Русский (Russian)
благотворный, полезный, выгодный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - ventajoso, provechoso, beneficioso
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - välgörande, fördelaktig, nyttig, hälsosam
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有益的, 有帮助的, 有利的, 有权益的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有益的, 有幫助的, 有利的, 有權益的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 이익을 누릴 수 있는
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مفيد, نافع
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מהנה, מועיל
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