The difference between Beneficial and Harmful

When used as adjectives, beneficial means helpful or good to something or someone, whereas harmful means of a kind likely to be damaging.


Beneficial is also noun with the meaning: something that is beneficial.

check bellow for the other definitions of Beneficial and Harmful

  1. Beneficial as an adjective:

    Helpful or good to something or someone.

    Examples:

    "Recycling and reusing garbage can be beneficial to the environment."

  2. Beneficial as an adjective:

    Relating to a benefice.

  1. Beneficial as a noun:

    Something that is beneficial.

  1. Harmful as an adjective:

    of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious

    Examples:

    "Wear a hat to protect your skin from harmful sunlight."