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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, ωφέλιμοςFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
beneficial Catalan a. (lb ca relational) of a beneficeFrom 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 beneficeFrom English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
beneficial Catalan a. (lb ca relational) of a beneficeFrom Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
beneficial Englanti n. hyödyllinen, hyväätekevä, suotuisaFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
beneficial Engelska a. fördelaktigFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/ مفيدFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
beneficial //ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]благотво́рен, поле́зен helpful or good to something or someone
beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]užitečný
beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]prospěšný
beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]benefiční
beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/ buddiolFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/ ersprießlichFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]Synonyms: pleasant, advantageous, profitable, fruitful
beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/ gedeihlichFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]Synonyms: prosperous, thriving, successful
beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/ heilsam, gesundFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]"A good sleep is very beneficial." - Ein guter Schlaf ist sehr erholsam.
beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/ nützlich, nutzbringend, vorteilhaft, günstig, segensreich, dienlich, wohltätigFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]"be beneficial to sth./sb." - zum Nutzen von etw./jdm. sein
beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/ nutznießend, nutznießerischFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/ wohltuendFrom English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]Synonyms: agreeable, soothing
beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/ ευεργετικός, επωφελής, ωφέλιμοςFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
beneficial //ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl//From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]hyödyllinen, hyvästä, suotuisa, tervetullut helpful or good to something or someone
beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. लाभदायक "Fruits are beneficial to health."
beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/ blagotvoran, dobrotvoran, koristan, povoljanFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/ 1. jótékony 2. hasznos 3. elônyösFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
beneficial //ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl//From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]有益 helpful or good to something or someone
beneficial /ˌbenı'fıʃl/From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]1. palankus, naudingas See also: advantageous 2. gydantis, gydomasis
beneficial /ˌbenɪˈfɪʃəl/From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]dobroczynny (for sb - dla) (to sth - dla)
beneficial /bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl/ benéficoFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
beneficial //ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]fördelaktig, gynnsam helpful or good to something or someone
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 ]
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) : [ bouvier ]/ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəɫ/
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, wholesomeFrom 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