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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Beneficial \Ben`e*fi"cial\, a. [Cf. F. b['e]n['e]ficial, LL.
     beneficialis.]
     1. Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful;
        advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end;
        -- followed by to.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The war which would have been most beneficial to us.
                                                    --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Law) Receiving, or entitled to have or receive,
        advantage, use, or benefit; as, the beneficial owner of an
        estate. --Kent.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. King. [Obs.] ``A beneficial foe.'' --B. Jonson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: See Advantage.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Beneficial \Ben`e*fi"cial\, a. [Cf. F. b['e]n['e]ficial, LL.
     beneficialis.]
     1. Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful;
        advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end;
        -- followed by to.
  
              The war which would have been most beneficial to us.
                                                    --Swift.
  
     2. (Law) Receiving, or entitled to have or receive,
        advantage, use, or benefit; as, the beneficial owner of an
        estate. --Kent.
  
     3. King. [Obs.] ``A beneficial foe.'' --B. Jonson.
  
     Syn: See Advantage.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  beneficial
       adj 1: 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" [syn: good]
       2: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to
          health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good
          night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air" [syn:
           good, salutary]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beneficial
     Αγγλικά a.
     επωφελής, ευεργετικός, ωφέλιμος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beneficial
     Catalan a.
     (lb ca relational) of a benefice

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  beneficial
     a.
     helpful or good to something or someone.
     n.
     Something that provides a benefit.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  beneficial
     Catalan a.
     (lb ca relational) of a benefice

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  beneficial
     Catalan a.
     (lb ca relational) of a benefice

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beneficial
     Englanti n.
     hyödyllinen, hyväätekevä, suotuisa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beneficial
     Engelska a.
     fördelaktig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/
  مفيد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  beneficial //ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl// 
  благотво́рен, поле́зен
  helpful or good to something or someone

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/ 
  užitečný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/ 
  prospěšný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/ 
  benefiční

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/ 
  buddiol 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/
  ersprießlich 
     Synonyms: pleasant, advantageous, profitable, fruitful
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/
  gedeihlich 
     Synonyms: prosperous, thriving, successful
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/
  heilsam, gesund 
        "A good sleep is very beneficial."  - Ein guter Schlaf ist sehr erholsam.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/
  nützlich, nutzbringend, vorteilhaft, günstig, segensreich, dienlich, wohltätig 
        "be beneficial to sth./sb."  - zum Nutzen von etw./jdm. sein

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/
  nutznießend, nutznießerisch 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/
  wohltuend 
     Synonyms: agreeable, soothing
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/
  
  ευεργετικός, επωφελής, ωφέλιμος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  beneficial //ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl// 
  hyödyllinen, hyvästä, suotuisa, tervetullut
  helpful or good to something or someone

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/ 
  1. लाभदायक
        "Fruits are beneficial to health."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/
  blagotvoran, dobrotvoran, koristan, povoljan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/
  1. jótékony
  2. hasznos
  3. elônyös

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  beneficial //ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl// 
  有益
  helpful or good to something or someone

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  beneficial /ˌbenı'fıʃl/ 
  1. palankus, naudingas
     See also: advantageous
  
  2. gydantis, gydomasis

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  beneficial /ˌbenɪˈfɪʃəl/ 
    dobroczynny (for sb - dla)  (to sth - dla)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/
  benéfico

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  beneficial //ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl// 
  fördelaktig, gynnsam
  helpful or good to something or someone

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/
  1. hayırlı
  2. faydalı, yararlı. beneficial association (huk.) hayır cemiyeti, umumi menfaatlere hizmet eden cemiyet. beneficial enjoyment (huk.) malik sıfatlyla kendi nam ve hesabına tasarruf. beneficially  faydalı bir şekilde. beneficialness  faydalılık.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəɫ/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  BENEFICIAL. Of advantage, profit or interest; as the wife has a beneficial 
  interest in property held by a trustee for her. Vide Cestui que trust. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  80 Moby Thesaurus words for "beneficial":
     advantageous, aidful, appropriate, auspicious, banausic,
     benevolent, benign, bon, bonny, bracing, braw, bueno, capital,
     cogent, commendable, commodious, conducive, constitutional,
     constructive, contributory, effective, efficacious, elegant,
     employable, estimable, excellent, expedient, fair, famous,
     favorable, fine, fitting, functional, furthersome, good, good for,
     goodly, grand, health-enhancing, health-preserving, healthful,
     healthy, helpful, hygeian, hygienic, invigorating, kind, laudable,
     nice, noble, of general utility, of help, of service, of use,
     pleasant, positive, practical, pragmatical, profitable, proper,
     refreshing, regal, remedial, royal, salubrious, salutary, sanitary,
     serviceable, skillful, sound, splendid, supportive, therapeutic,
     tonic, useful, utilitarian, valid, very good, virtuous,
     wholesome
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a.有利的, 有益的

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 有益的,有帮助的

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