French word

bénéfique

Pronunciation

IPA/benefik/

Meaning

  • adjectivebeneficial

Example

Cette habitude est bénéfique pour la santé.

This habit is beneficial for your health.

Illustration for bénéfique (beneficial)

More examples

Cette mesure a un effet bénéfique sur notre moral.

This measure has a beneficial effect on our morale.

Core concept

A person, action, or thing that brings a good effect and leaves its target better off.

Common phrases

  • avoir un effet bénéfique

    have a beneficial effect

  • un effet bénéfique

    a beneficial effect

  • être bénéfique pour la santé

    be beneficial to health

Similar words

utile: Useful in practice and able to provide help.
salutaire: Promoting health or safety while helping prevent harmful results.
favorable: Making circumstances more favorable for progress or success.
avantageux: Offering financial or practical advantages and being convenient.

Definition in French

Qui apporte un avantage ou un effet positif à quelqu'un ou à quelque chose.

Word origin

French bénéfique is a learned borrowing from Latin beneficus, built from bene, meaning 'well', and facere, meaning 'to do', with the sense of doing good.

Usage tips

  • Bénéfique commonly takes pour before the affected area, as in bénéfique pour la santé; bénéfique à is also grammatical.

Other meanings

  • advantageousadjective

Opposites

  • nuisibleharmfuladjective
  • préjudiciabledetrimentaladjective

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