Meaning & use
beneficialness
The quality or state of being beneficial; helpfulness or advantageousness.
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Researchers debated the beneficialness of the supplement given its mixed results in clinical trials.
The beneficialness of the reform was questioned once its long-term costs became clear.
A note on using this word
Beneficialness is rare and stylistically awkward; writers almost always prefer 'benefit' or 'usefulness' instead.
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