Advantageous

Definitions: Advantageous

Advantageous

Adjective

1. Giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often".

2. Appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness.

3. Likely to be of benefit or advantage; "in an advantageous position".

4. Very favorable or advantageous; "a golden opportunity".

Date "advantageous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1385. (references)

Etymology: Advantageous \Ad`van*ta"geous\, adjective. [French expression avantageux, from avantage.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Advantageous

Synonyms: appropriate (adj), favorable (adj), golden (adj). (additional references)

Antonym: disadvantageous (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Acquisition	Adjective: acquiring, acquired; Verb: profitable, advantageous, gainful, remunerative, paying, lucrative.
Inexpedience	Beneficial, valuable, of value; serviceable; (useful); advantageous, edifying, profitable; salutary; (healthful).
Utility	Advantageous; (beneficial); profitable, gainful, remunerative, worth one's salt; valuable; prolific; (productive).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Advantageous

English words defined with "advantageous": Advantageable, ahead, ahead of the game ♦ bargain, Behoovable, Behooveful, best, better, buy ♦ develop ♦ favorable, Furthersome ♦ gain, gambit, golden ♦ most advantageous ♦ opportune ♦ Proficuous, profit ♦ steal ♦ To stand in hand ♦ well. (references)

Specialty definitions using "advantageous": BI-FUEL VEHICLE ♦ Carriage, catch drain, Comparative advantage, curtain drain ♦ Disabuse ♦ hydraulic fluid coupling ♦ intercepting drain ♦ off-midline backfat method ♦ retroactive effect ♦ Saddle, screen scraper, Stable ♦ TRAVEL CLERK ♦ weight dropping. (references)

Etymologies containing "advantageous": Behoovable ♦ Furthersome. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Advantageous Marriage (reference) Compaq's Advantageous Acquisition of Proxicom [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference) Robbing the One-Armed Bandits (2nd Edition): An Encyclopedic Guide to Finding and Exploiting Advantageous Slot Machines (reference) The Art of Negotiating: Psychological Strategies for Gaining Advantageous Bargains (reference) (more book examples)
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	Greenfield, Massachusetts. Residents of Berkshire Hills do striving business with shops at advantageous points.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Title	Author	Quote
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	I would hide the frailties and deformities of my political mother, and place her virtues and beauties in the most advantageous light.
The Tempest	William Shakespeare	Gonzalo: Here is everything advantageous to life.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Consultative backup by a gynecologic oncologist may be advantageous. (references)
		In addition, the action of benzodiazepines in reducing anxiety between attacks is thought advantageous by some clinicians. (references)
		The newest insulin, lispro insulin (Humalog), is a quick-acting insulin that might be advantageous for people with gastroparesis. (references)
Business		Appointing a registered trader (rather than an "offer agent") is advantageous in that such agents can handle all the paperwork of importing and import from their own accounts. (references)
		However, most foreign firms have found it advantageous to engage a local agent who can deal with issues related to communications, bureaucratic procedures, local business practices, and marketing. (references)
		It will therefore be advantageous to educate the Saudi public and expatriate community regarding the benefits of medical insurance through seminars, handouts, and various other promotional methods. (references)
Civil Liberties	Yugoslavia	These stations were given advantageous frequencies during the Milosevic era. (references)
	Ireland	However, adherence to Roman Catholicism may be politically advantageous because of the country's history and tradition as a predominantly Catholic country and society. (references)
Economic History	Philippines	The most advantageous bid is selected and recommended for the Secretary's approval. (references)
Political Economy	POLAND	These new regulations are less advantageous for investors than the old rules, but more compliant with EU mandates. (references)
	ARGENTINA	Under this system, exporting companies receive an advantageous exchange rate for foreign currency received for exported products. (references)
	OMAN	Foreign firms seeking to compete for open and unpublished tenders find it advantageous to develop relationships with local firms. (references)
Trade	New Zealand	It is also advantageous to show net and gross weight on the outside packing cases. (references)
	Argentina	The location of Justo Daract in the heart of Argentina, might be considered less advantageous than that of La Plata. (references)
	Argentina	For both the Export Credit Insurance listed above and the Guarantees for Commercial Loans, the Commercial Service in Buenos Aires has noted that it appears to be advantageous, on the basis of commercial terms, for importers to use a bank located in the United States to disburse the loan. (references)
Women	Italy	As a result of liberal maternity leave laws introduced to benefit women, some employers have found it advantageous to hire men instead. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	DISABUSE, v.t. The present your neighbor with another and better error than the one which he has deemed it advantageous to embrace.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
James Monroe	1817-1825	An advantageous alteration in our treaty with Tunis has been obtained by our consular agent residing there, the official document of which when received will be laid before the Senate.
John Quincy Adams	1825-1829	Its operation so far as it extended has been mutually advantageous, and it still continues in force by common consent.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Advantageous" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Advantageous" is used about 375 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	375	14,556

Expressions using "advantageous": advantageous ground ♦ advantageous position ♦ be advantageous ♦ most advantageous. Additional references.
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Language		Translations for "advantageous"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		gunsteling- (favourable). (various references)

Albanian		i leverdishëm (favorable, favourable, gainful, profitable), i favorshëm (convenient, fair, favorable, favourable, friendly, inclinable, merciful, opportune, propitious), dobiprurës (constructive). (various references)

Arabic		‏مفيد (available, beneficial, gainful, helpful, of use, profitable, purposive, salutary, serviceable, stead, useful, wholesome), ‏ملائم (acceptable, accordant, adapted, adequate, agreeable, agreeing, appropriate, apt, becoming, click, compatible, concordant, conformable, conforming, congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant, convenient, expedient, favorable, favourable, feasible, fit, fitting, harmonious, in accord, in agreement, in conformity, in harmony, matching, opportune, proper, propitious, right, seasonable, seemly, suitable, suited, timely), ‏مساعد (accessory, accomplice, aid, ancillary, assistance, auxiliary, backing, beneficial, conducive, contributory, favorable, favourable, help, helpful, helpmate, propitious, serviceable, subsidiary, supplementary, support, useful), ‏مؤات (fair, favorable, favourable, friendly, happy, kindly, lucky, opportune, propitious, prosperous, ripe), ‏مربح (available, fat, gainful, grist to the mill, lucrative, productive, profitable, remunerative). (various references)

Bulgarian		благоприятен (conducive, favorable, favourable, large, merciful, opportune, propitious, prosperous, sympathetic, toward), полезен (beneficial, good, handy, helpful, profitable, salutary, serviceable, useful, wholesome), изгоден (creamy, expedient, favorable, favourable, gainful, good, inexpensive, lucrative, paying, plummy, profitable, remunerative). (various references)

Chinese		有利 (Beneficial, Favorable, favourable, profitability, Vantage). (various references)

Czech		výhodný (expedient, favorable, favourable, paying, profitable, useful). (various references)

Danish		nyttig (useful), gunstig (favourable). (various references)

Dutch		toegenegen (affectionate, devoted, favourable, selfless), gunstig (favourable), goedgezind (favourable). (various references)

Esperanto		utila (useful), favora (favourable). (various references)

Faeroese		nýttigur (useful), hollur (favourable). (various references)

Finnish		suopea (favourable, kind, well-disposed), hyödyllinen (of benefit, of use, profitable, useful). (various references)

French		utile, favorable, avantageux. (various references)

Frisian		nuttich (useful), geunstich (favourable), foardielich. (various references)

German		vorteilhaft (advantagious, beneficial, favorable, favorably, favourable, favourably, flattering, flatteringly, gainful, lucrative, profitable, useful), günstig (auspicious, convenient, fair, fairly, favorable, favorably, favourable, favourably, fit, fortunate, friendly, golden, handily, keen, low-priced, medium-priced, opportune, opportunely, promising, propitious, propitiously, salutary, timely). (various references)

Greek		συμφέρων, πλεονεκτικόσ, επωφελήσ (profitable, useful). (various references)

Hebrew		מועיל (beneficial, helpful, instrumental, salutary, useful), תועלתי (beneficial, expedient, practicable, useful). (various references)

Hungarian		kedvenc (angel, darling, favorite, favourable, favourite, fond, pet), hasznos (be of service, beneficial, conducive, effective, expedient, helpful, instrumental, profitable, remunerative, salutary, serviceable, subservient, to stand in good stead, useful), elõnyös (beneficial), előnyös (becoming, beneficial, fat, favorable, favourable, profitable, prosperous, remunerative). (various references)

Icelandic		hagstæður. (various references)

Indonesian		menguntungkan (benefit, gainful, profitable), berfaedah (beneficial, useful). (various references)

Italian		vantaggioso (advantagious, convenient, favorable, favourable, helpful, profitable, useful), utile (advantagious, convenient, expedient, gains, helpful, instrumental, interest, net profit, of use, profit, rate of return, return, serviceable, subservient, suitable, useful, usefull, worthwhile). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		有利 (better, lucrative, profitable), 割の良い (paying, profitable, remunerative), 優利 (better, lucrative, profitable). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		わりのいい (paying, profitable, remunerative), ゆうり (better, isolation, lucrative, profitable, red light district, separation). (various references)

Korean		� 리한 (Beneficial, lucrative, Profitable). (various references)

Manx		vondeishagh (beneficial, expedient, gainful, lucrative, profitable, utilitarian). (various references)

Norwegian		fordelaktig. (various references)

Papiamen		faborabel (favourable), útil (useful). (various references)

Pig Latin		advantageousay

Portuguese		vantajoso (beneficial, expedite, gainings, profit, profitable, purposive, serviceable, useful), útil (available, conducive, convenient, good afternoon, helpful, profit, profitably, purposive, serviceable, subservient, useful). (various references)

Romanian		avantajos (advantageously, eligible, fat, favorable, favourable, gainful, lucrative, profitable), spornic (abundant, active, diligent, economical, useful), rentabil (commercial, economic, gainful, non-deficient, payable, paying, profitable, remunerative, rewarding), profitabil (fat, fruitful, gainful, lucrative, payable, paying, profitable, rewarding), folositor (beneficial, effective, expedient, gainful, helpful, instrumental, of use, profitable, purposeful, salutary, serviceable, sound, subservient, suitable, useful, wholesome), favorabil (appreciative, appreciatory, auspicious, bright, convenient, Dexter, fair, favorable, favorably, favored, favourable, favourably, favoured, fortunate, friendly, genial, genially, good, happy, inclinable, kindly, large, lucky, propitious, suited, towardly). (various references)

Russian		выгодный (expedient, fat, fruitful, gainful, lucrative, paying, profitable, remunerative), благоприятный (auspicious, auspiciously, benign, conducive, fair, favorable, favourable, good, inclinable, kindly, merciful, opportune, propitious, trine). (various references)

Scottish		seirbhiseach (useful). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		probitačan, povoljan (auspicious, benignant, favorable, favourable, fortunate, trine, well appointed, well favored, well-favoured). (various references)

Spanish		favorable (auspicious, benign, fair, favorable, favourable, kind, kindly, pro, propitious, prosperous, right), ventajoso (good). (various references)

Swedish		fördelaktig (expedient, favorable, favourable, juicy, profitable, propitious), gynnsam (auspicious, benign, favorable, favourable, friendly, genial, happy, prosperous). (various references)

Turkish		avantajli, avantajlı (expedient, favorable, favored, favourable, favoured), yararli, yararlı (beneficial, benign, benignant, efficacious, good, handy, healthful, healthy, helpful, of use, profitable, salubrious, salutary, sanative, sanatory, subservient, useful, wholesome), kârlı (beneficial, commercial, fat, gainful, juicy, lucrative, payable, paying, productive, profitable, profit-bringing, rewarding), faydalı (beneficial, benignant, favorable, favourable, helpful, of use, profitable, rewarding, salutary, serviceable, useful, utilitarian, utility, valuable). (various references)

Ukranian		сприятливий (accessory, auspicious, benefic, benign, bright, conducive, conducive to, congenial, contributory, favorable, favourable, fortunate, kindly, opportune, profitable, propitious, prosperous, subservient, white), корисний (adjuvant, available, beneficial, conducive, effective, gainful, helpful, of avail, practicable, profitable, rewarding, serviceable, useful, valuable, wholesome), вигідний (beneficial, expedient, lucrative, moneymaking, paying, plummy). (various references)

Vietnamese		thuận lợi (fortunate, propitious, prosperous), có lợi (fat, furthersome, gainful, lucrative, profitable, remunerative). (various references)

Welsh		manteisiol, llesol (beneficial, profitable). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	faustus, prode, salubris, salutare, salutari, salutaria, salutaribus, salutaris, salutarium, utile, utilem, utiles, utilia, utilior, utiliora, utilis, utilium. (various references)
Late Latin	300-700	prode. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "advantageous": advantageously, advantageousness, advantageousnesses. (additional references)
	Words ending with "advantageous": disadvantageous. (additional references)
	Words containing "advantageous": disadvantageously, disadvantageousness, disadvantageousnesses. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Advantageous" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: advantagous, advantegeous, advatageous, adventageous. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "advantageous" (pronounced a'dvuntā"jus)
7	-u n t ā" j u s	contagious.
6	-n t ā" j u s	disadvantageous.
4	-ā" j u s	courageous, outrageous.
3	-j u s	aegis, Burgess, egregious, gorgeous, largess, litigious, nonreligious, prestigious, prodigious, religious, sacrilegious, semireligious.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-a-d-e-g-n-o-s-t-u-v"
	-2 letters: advantages.
	-3 letters: advantage, vanadates.
	-4 letters: dogvanes, vanadate, vanadous, vantages.
	-5 letters: advents, agendas, agnates, anatase, ansated, astound, augends, dogvane, donates, dotages, gateaus, guanase, nougats, onstage, outages, outgave, outsang, savaged, snouted, soutane, stanged, tangoed, tongued, tongues, unsated, unsaved, vaguest, vantage, vaunted.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-a-d-e-g-n-o-s-t-u-v"
	+2 letters: advantageously.
	+3 letters: disadvantageous.
	+4 letters: advantageousness.
	+5 letters: disadvantageously.
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