Advantageous: meaning, definitions and examples

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advantageous

 

[ หŒรฆdvษ™nหˆteษชdส’ษ™s ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

in a beneficial way

providing an advantage; favorable; profitable

Synonyms

beneficial, favorable, helpful, profitable

Examples of usage

  • Having a good education is advantageous when looking for a job.
  • It is advantageous to start early in order to finish on time.
  • His height was advantageous in basketball games.
  • She found it advantageous to learn a second language.

Translations

Translations of the word "advantageous" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น vantajoso

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฒเคพเคญเคฆเคพเคฏเค•

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช vorteilhaft

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ menguntungkan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฒะธะณั–ะดะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ korzystny

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆœ‰ๅˆฉใช

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท avantageux

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ventajoso

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท avantajlฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์œ ๋ฆฌํ•œ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ููŠุฏ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ vรฝhodnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ vรฝhodnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆœ‰ๅˆฉ็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ koristen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ hagstรฆรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฟะฐะนะดะฐะปั‹

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒแƒกแƒแƒ แƒ’แƒ”แƒ‘แƒšแƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ faydalฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ventajoso

Etymology

The word 'advantageous' originated from the Latin word 'advantagium', meaning profit or gain. It has been used in the English language since the 15th century. The concept of having an advantage or being in a favorable position has been an important aspect of human competition and progress throughout history.

See also: advantaged, advantageously, advantageousness, advantages, disadvantage, disadvantaged.

Word Frequency Rank

At #6,693 in frequency, this word belongs to advanced vocabulary. It's less common than core vocabulary but important for sophisticated expression.