advantageous
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia.
ad·van·ta·geous
(ăd′văn-tā′jəs, -vən-)adj.
Affording advantage; favorable or beneficial.
ad′van·ta′geous·ly adv.
ad′van·ta′geous·ness n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
advantageous
(ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs)adj
producing advantage
ˌadvanˈtageously adv
ˌadvanˈtageousness n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ad•van•ta•geous
(ˌæd vənˈteɪ dʒəs)adj.
providing an advantage; favorable; profitable; beneficial.
[1590–1600]
ad`van•ta′geous•ly, adv.
ad`van•ta′geous•ness, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Adj. 1. advantageous - giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often"
expedient - serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"
opportune - suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose; "an opportune place to make camp"; "an opportune arrival"
profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"
disadvantageous - constituting a disadvantage
2. advantageous - appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
expedient - serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
advantageous
adjective
1. beneficial, useful, valuable, helpful, profitable, of service, convenient, worthwhile, expedient Free exchange of goods was advantageous to all.
beneficial unfortunate, useless, detrimental, unhelpful, unfavourable
beneficial unfortunate, useless, detrimental, unhelpful, unfavourable
2. superior, dominating, commanding, dominant, important, powerful, favourable, fortuitous, win-win She was determined to prise what she could from an advantageous situation.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
advantageous
adjective1. Affording benefit:
2. Affording profit:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
مُفِيد ، مُربِح
výhodný
fordelagtig
hagstæîur
výhodný
fördelaktig
avantajlı
advantageous
[ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs] ADJ [offer, position] → ventajoso, provechosoto be advantageous to sb → ser ventajoso or provechoso para algn → beneficiar a algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
advantageous
[ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs] adj [position] → avantageux/euseadvantageous to sb → avantageux/euse pour qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
advantageous
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
advantageous
[ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs] adj advantageous (to) → vantaggioso/a (per)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
advantage
(ədˈvaːntidʒ) noun1. (a) gain or benefit. There are several advantages in being self-employed. voordeel فَائِدَه преимущество vantagem výhoda der Vorteil fordel πλεονέκτημα ventaja eelis مزیت؛ فایده hyöty avantage יתרון बढ़त prednost előny keuntungan kostur, hagur vantaggio 利点 장점 privalumas priekšrocība; izdevīgums manfaat voordeel fordel, gagn, nytte korzyść, zaleta ګټه vantagem avantaj преимущество výhoda ugodnost prednost fördel ข้อได้เปรียบ; ผลประโยชน์ yarar 優點,優勢 вигода, користь فائدہ sự thuận lợi 优点,有利条件
2. in tennis, the first point gained after deuce. gelykop النُقْطَة الأولَى فِي لُعْبَة التِنْس предимство vantagem výhoda der Vorteil fordel αβαντάζ ventaja edu اولین امتیاز بعد از دوس etu avantage נְקוּדָת יִתרוֹן בְּטֶנִיס फायदा prednost (tenis) előny nilai pertama sesudah jus forskot (fyrsta stig sem unnið er eftir jafna stöðu) vantaggio バンテージ [테니스] 듀스 후의 처음 얻는 1점 daugiau mata pertama yang diterima selepas seri(dalam sukan tenis) voordeel przewaga د دوس څخه وروسته لومړنی بریا یا امتیاز vantagem avantaj больше, преимущество в счете výhoda prednost prednost fördel แต้มเทนนิสแรกที่ได้หลังจากทั้งสองฝ่ายได้ 40 เท่ากัน avantaj (網球)終局前平分時一方先贏得的一分 більше ٹینس میں پہلا حاصل کردہ پوائنٹ lợi thế 网球一局临终打成平局后一方先赢得的一分
advantageous (ӕdvənˈteidʒəs) adjective having or giving an advantage. Because of his experience he was in an advantageous position for promotion voordelig مُفِيد ، مُربِح изгоден vantajoso výhodný vorteilhaft fordelagtig πλεονεκτικός ventajoso soodus سودمند edullinen avantageux מועיל फायदेमन्द koristan előnyös menguntungkan hagstæður vantaggioso 有利な 유리한 palankus, pranašus izdevīgs ada kelebihan voordelig fordelaktig korzystny ګټور vantajoso avantajos выгодный výhodný ugoden biti u prednosti (dati prednost) fördelaktig เป็นประโยชน์ avantajlı 有利的 вигідний; сприятливий فائدہ مند ، مفید có lợi 有利的
ˌadvanˈtageously adverb voordelig عَلَى نَحْو مُفِيد изгодно vantajosamente výhodně vorteilhaft fordelagtigt πλεονεκτικά con ventaja soodsalt بطور سودمند edullisesti avantageusement מועיל, משתלם लाभदायक रूप से korisno elnyösen keadaan menguntungkan haganlega, til hagsbóta in modo vantaggioso 有利に 유리하게 palankiai izdevīgi dengan berkelebihan voordelig fordelaktig korzystnie په ګټوره توګه vantajosamente (în mod) avantajos выгодно výhodne ugodno povoljno fördelaktigt อย่างเป็นประโยชน์ avantajlı şekilde 有利地 вигідно; сприятливо سود مندی سے một cách thuận lợi 有利地
have an/the advantage (over) to be in a better or more advantageous position (than). As she already knew French, she had an advantage over the rest of the class. voordeel, voorsprong يَكُون فِي مَرْكِز مُتَفَوّق بِالنِسْبَة لِ имам предимство пред ter vantagem sobre mít výhodu, být ve výhodě im Vorteil sein fortrin, fordel πλεονεκτώ έναντι κπ. tener ventaja (sobre) eelisolukorras olema برتری داشتن olla paremmassa asemassa (kuin) avoir l'avantage לִזכּוֹת בְּיִתרוֹן עַל बढ़त होना imati prednost előnyben van kelebihan yfirburðir, betri staða essere in vantaggio su, avere un vantaggio su (〜より) 有利である ...보다 유리하다 būti pranašesniam būt priekšrocībām kelebihan iets voor hebben op overtak mieć przewagę (nad) برتری لرل، د نورو په پرتله ښه والی لرل ter vantagem sobre a avea un avantaj (faţă de) иметь преимущество (перед) mať výhodu, byť vo výhode imeti prednost (pred) imati prednost ha en fördel framför เป็นผลดี avantajlı olmak 佔優勢 мати верх فوقیت có lợi thế 占优势
take advantage of to make use of (a situation, person etc) in such a way as to benefit oneself. He took full advantage of all his business opportunities. gebruik maak, misbruik maak يَنْتَهِز، يَغْتَنِم فُرْصَه възползуваме aproveitar-se využít, těžit z ausnutzen benytte sig af; udnytte; drage nytte af εκμεταλλεύομαι aprovechar, aprovecharse de ära kasutama از فرصت استفاده کردن käyttää hyväkseen profiter de לְנָצֵל, לְרָמוֹת फायदा उठाना iskoristiti prednost kihasznál memanfaatkan (mis)nota sér approfittarsi di 〜を利用する ...을 이용하다 pasinaudoti (kuo nors) izmantot; iegūt ambil kesempatan zijn voordeel doen met dra nytte av, benytte seg av, utnytte, lure wykorzystywać له موقع څخه ګټه اخیستل aproveitar a profita de воспользоваться ťažiť z izkoristiti iskoristiti prednost dra fördel av, utnyttja เอาเปรียบ yararlanmak, faydalanmak 利用(某情況,某人等) скористатися فائدہ اٹھانا tận dụng cơ hội 趁机利用某事
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
advantageous
a. provechoso-a, ventajoso-a, favorable, propicio-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012