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Definitions for beneficial
ˌbɛn əˈfɪʃ əlben·e·fi·cial
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
Wiktionary
beneficialadjective
Helpful or good to something or someone.
Recycling and reusing garbage can have beneficial effects on the environment.
Etymology: From beneficialis, from beneficium.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Beneficialadjective
Etymology: from beneficium, Lat.
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.
In the first access of such a disease, any deobstruent, without much acrimony, is beneficial. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.
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.
Webster Dictionary
Beneficialadjective
conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by to
Beneficialadjective
receiving, or entitled to have or receive, advantage, use, or benefit; as, the beneficial owner of an estate
Beneficialadjective
king
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'beneficial' in Adjectives Frequency: #804
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of beneficial in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of beneficial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of beneficial in a Sentence
We know more about marijuana's negative effects during formative years, more research is needed to evaluate marijuana's beneficial and negative effects on health and mental health for all age groups and effective treatment modalities for marijuana use disorder.
I was sad to hear that he passed away, but at the same time I think that what we need to do is really to celebrate a life that was so incredibly full and impactful and beneficial to us.
Having a higher protein portion is going to help fill you up and that’s beneficial if you’re trying to lose weight.
Resistant starch is not digested as it travels through the gastrointestinal tract, instead, it is fermented by the beneficial bacteria living in the gut. This fermentation process releases byproducts that improve the body’s insulin response, which help to prevent fat stored around the abdomen. Abdominal fat is highly correlated with diabetes, and a waist circumference larger than 35 inches in women and 40 inches in men is a risk factor for heart disease.
This new research from Utah is more evidence that people who undergo these procedures have positive, beneficial long-term outcomes.
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- مفيدArabic
- благотворен, полезенBulgarian
- beneficiósCatalan, Valencian
- prospěšnýCzech
- gavnligDanish
- nützlich, vorteilhaftGerman
- beneficiosoSpanish
- مفید, سودمندPersian
- suotuisa, hyödyllinenFinnish
- bienfaisante, bénéfiqueFrench
- benéfico, beneficiosoGalician
- फायदेमंदHindi
- beneficoItalian
- 有益Japanese
- 유익하다Korean
- whaihuaMāori
- gunstigDutch
- benéficoPortuguese
- благотворный, полезныйRussian
- gynnsam, fördelaktigSwedish
- корисноUkrainian
- 有利Chinese
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