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Meaningful vs Helpful - What's the difference?

meaningful | helpful |

As adjectives the difference between meaningful and helpful

is that meaningful is having meaning, significant while helpful is furnishing help; giving aid; useful.

meaningful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having meaning, significant.
    • I think we made a meaningful contribution to this project today.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=June 9 , author=Owen Phillips , title=Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=But the Danes remained resolute in defence - largely thanks to a spirited display by captain Daniel Agger - and they went ahead with their first meaningful attack.}}

    Antonyms

    * meaningless

    Derived terms

    * * * * *

    helpful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * helpfull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.

    • See also

    * helpfully * helpfulness