beneficial
/,beni'fiʃəl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Promoting or enhancing well-being: "Beneficial" describes something that has a positive effect, contributes to improvement, or is advantageous to someone or something's health, happiness, or situation.
- Producing good results; helpful: It indicates that something yields favorable outcomes or provides assistance.
Usage and Examples
- General Use: Used to describe things, actions, or conditions that are advantageous.
- Regular exercise is beneficial for both physical and mental health.
- A balanced diet has beneficial effects on your energy levels.
- Specific Contexts: Often used in formal, academic, or professional writing to discuss positive impacts.
- The new policy is beneficial to small business owners.
- This symbiotic relationship is beneficial to both species.
Advanced Usage
- "To be beneficial to/for someone/something": A common prepositional structure.
- Learning a second language is beneficial for cognitive development.
- The tax reform will be beneficial to middle-class families.
Variants and Related Words
- Beneficially (adverb): In a beneficial manner.
- The medicine acted beneficially on the patient's condition.
- Beneficiary (noun): A person who derives advantage from something.
- She was the primary beneficiary of his will.
Synonyms
- Advantageous: Offering benefits or promoting success.
- Helpful: Providing help or assistance.
- Favorable: Advantageous; conducive to a good outcome.
- Salutary: Producing a beneficial effect; promoting health.
Antonyms
- Harmful: Causing or likely to cause harm.
- Detrimental: Tending to cause harm.
- Disadvantageous: Involving or creating unfavorable conditions.
Related Phrases and Collocations
- Mutually beneficial: Advantageous to all parties involved.
- They entered into a mutually beneficial partnership.
- Beneficial ownership: The right to enjoy the benefits of ownership of a property, even if it is titled in another's name. (A legal/financial term)
- The investigation focused on uncovering the beneficial owner of the assets.
Adjective
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promoting or enhancing well-being
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an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries
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the beneficial effects of a temperate climate
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the experience was good for her
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