Meaning of ADVANTAGEOUS
| Pronunciation: | | `advun'teyjus
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- [adj] giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often"
- [adj] very favorable or advantageous; "a golden opportunity"
- [adj] likely to be of benefit or advantage; "in an advantageous position"
- [adj] appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
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| | Synonyms: | | appropriate, auspicious, beneficial, desirable, discriminatory, favorable, golden, good, plus, positive, preferential, profitable |
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| | Antonyms: | | disadvantageous, harmful | | |
| | See Also: | | expedient, opportune | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ad`van*ta"geous\, a. [F. avantageux, fr.
avantage.]
Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful;
profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position;
trade is advantageous to a nation.
Advabtageous comparison with any other country.
--Prescott.
You see . . . of what use a good reputation is, and how
swift and advantageous a harbinger it is, wherever one
goes. --Chesterfield.
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