Meaning & use

beneficialness

noun·Advanced

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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