Generous vs Beneficial - What's the difference?
generous | beneficial | Related terms |
(obsolete) Of noble birth.
Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.
Large, more than ample, copious.
Helpful or good to something or someone.
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Generous is a related term of beneficial.
As adjectives the difference between generous and beneficial
is that generous is (obsolete) of noble birth while beneficial is helpful or good to something or someone.generous
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Thank you for your generous words.
- She's been extremely generous with her winnings.
Synonyms
* See alsobeneficial
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Adjective
(en adjective)A punch in the gut, passage=Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial . It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.}}
