Definitions for Beneficial
ˌbɛn əˈfɪʃ əlben·e·fi·cial

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. beneficial, goodadjective

   promoting or enhancing well-being

   "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.1 / 10 votes

1. beneficialadjective

   Helpful or good to something or someone.

   Recycling and reusing garbage can have beneficial effects on the environment.

2. Etymology: From beneficialis, from beneficium.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Beneficialadjective

   Etymology: from beneficium, Lat.

   1. Advantageous; conferring benefits; profitable; useful; with to before the person benefited.

   Not that any thing is made to be beneficial to him, but all things for him, to shew beneficence and grace in them. Richard Hooker, b. i. § 8.

   This supposition grants the opinion to conduce to order in the world, and consequently to be very beneficial to mankind. John Tillotson, sermon i.

   The war, which would have been most beneficial to us, and destructive to the enemy, was neglected. Jonathan Swift.

   Are the present revolutions in circular orbs, more beneficial than the other would be? Richard Bentley, Sermons.

   2. Helpful; medicinal.

   In the first access of such a disease, any deobstruent, without much acrimony, is beneficial. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.

2. Beneficialnoun

   An old word for a benefice.

   For that the groundwork is, and end of all,
   How to obtain a beneficial. Edmund Spenser, Hubberd’s Tale.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beneficial

   Beneficial refers to anything that has a positive effect, contributes to improvement, advantageous, results in gain or profits, or promotes well-being and good health.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Beneficialadjective

   conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by to

2. Beneficialadjective

   receiving, or entitled to have or receive, advantage, use, or benefit; as, the beneficial owner of an estate

3. Beneficialadjective

   king

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. Beneficial

   ben-e-fish′al, adj. useful; advantageous: (law) enjoying the usufruct of property.—adj. Benef′ic, of good influence astrologically: beneficent, kindly.—adv. Benefic′ially.—ns. Benefic′ialness; Benefic′iary, a legal term to denote a person who enjoys, or has the prospect of enjoying, any interest or estate held in trust by others. [L. beneficium.]

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Beneficial' in Adjectives Frequency: #804

How to pronounce Beneficial?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Beneficial in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Beneficial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Beneficial in a Sentence

1. Isa Kujawski:

   Dark leafy greens are a powerhouse of beneficial nutrients, including fiber, micronutrients and bioactive plant compounds known as phytochemicals.

2. Paul Slovic:

   In the earliest days when we were evolving, there were plenty of dangers around, and those dangers were directly experienced, they were threats that we faced directly from threatening creatures or other tribes, it was all very direct and concrete. So these reactions based on feelings were very beneficial in helping us act quickly and to recognize friend from foe, it was us against them, like if you heard a sound in the bush that might be a dangerous animal, you didn't stop to reason about what was causing the sound -- was it really a dangerous animal ? -- you just accepted the fact that it sounded scary and you got out of there. You moved fast. So our survival depended on testing your emotions and behaving quickly, and acting according to those feelings.

3. Felicia Anna:

   The beneficial thing for working behind the window is that it is visible, and you feel safer. In an erotic center, you don’t have the same feeling because you’re closed off in a building.

4. John Katko:

   I ’d advise President Biden to highlight how Mexico’s involvement would be mutually beneficial to both countries, the volatility caused by the cartels on the Mexico side of the border will have long-term, detrimental impacts on the stability of Mexico as a country. Additionally, Mexico must do more to seal its southern border and stop making it so easy for migrants to travel through their country and to the U.S. southern border.

5. Ron DeSantis:

   If the legislature goes down that route I think that would be very beneficial, it would strike a good balance between penalizing the politicians who flouted the law but also not doing that in a way that’s ham handed and may deprive some innocent school kid of the ability to participate in a certain program.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Beneficial
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Beneficial
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Beneficial
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Beneficial
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Beneficial