different between favourable vs beneficial

English

Alternative forms

• favorable (American)

Etymology

Middle English, from Old French favorable, from Latin favorabilis, from favor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fe?v(?)??b?l/

Adjective

favourable (comparative more favourable, superlative most favourable)

1. Pleasing, encouraging or approving.

   Synonyms: approving, encouraging, good, pleasing

   Antonyms: bad, discouraging, displeasing, unfavorable

2. Useful or helpful.

   Synonyms: advantageous, helpful, useful

   Antonym: unhelpful

3. Convenient or at a suitable time; opportune.

   Synonyms: convenient, good, handy, opportune, suitable

   Antonyms: bad, inconvenient, inopportune, unsuitable

4. Auspicious or lucky.

   Synonyms: auspicious, fortunate, lucky

   Antonyms: inauspicious, unfavourable, unlucky

Derived terms

• unfavourable

Related terms

• favour
• favourably

Translations

English

Etymology

From Late Latin benefici?lis (“beneficial”), from Latin beneficium (“benefit, favor, kindness”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: b?n?f?sh'?l, IPA^(key): /?b?n??f???l/

Adjective

beneficial (comparative more beneficial, superlative most beneficial)

1. Helpful or good to something or someone.

2. Relating to a benefice.

Synonyms

• (helpful or good): advantageous, behooveful (archaic), helpful, useful
• (relating to a benefice): usufructuary, usufructuous

Antonyms

• maleficial, nocuous, damaging, harmful (doing harm to someone)
• innocuous, undamaging, harmless (doing no harm; doing neither harm nor good)

Derived terms

• beneficialness
• beneficial owner

Translations

Noun

beneficial (plural beneficials)

1. Something that is beneficial.