advantageous

[ ad-vuhn-tey-juhs ]

adjective

1. providing an advantage; furnishing convenience or opportunity; favorable; profitable; useful; beneficial:

   an advantageous position;

   an advantageous treaty.

advantageous

/ ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs /

adjective

1. producing advantage

Derived Forms

• ˌadvanˈtageousness, noun
• ˌadvanˈtageously, adverb

Other Words From

• advan·tageous·ly adverb
• advan·tageous·ness noun
• nonad·van·tageous adjective
• nonad·van·tageous·ly adverb
• nonad·van·tageous·ness noun
• quasi-advan·tageous adjective
• quasi-advan·tageous·ly adverb
• unad·van·tageous adjective
• unad·van·tageous·ly adverb
• unad·van·tageous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of advantageous¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; advantage + -ous; compare French avantageux, Italian avantaggioso

Related Words

• auspicious
• beneficial
• expedient
• fortunate
• helpful
• opportune
• profitable
• propitious
• worthwhile