Definition of BENEFICIAL

beneficial

Plural: beneficials

Adjective Satellite

  • promoting or enhancing well-being
    • "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"
    • "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"

Adj

  • Helpful or good to something or someone.
  • Relating to a benefice.

Noun

  • Something that provides a benefit.

Examples

  • Recycling and reusing garbage can be beneficial to the environment.

Origin / Etymology

From Late Latin beneficiālis (“beneficial”), from Latin beneficium (“benefit, favor, kindness”).

Scrabble Score: 17

beneficial: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
beneficial: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
beneficial: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

beneficial: valid Words With Friends Word