advantageousadj.

Brit.

/ˌadv(ə)nˈteɪdʒəs/,

/ˌadvɑːnˈteɪdʒəs/,

/ˌadvanˈteɪdʒəs/, U.S.

/ˌædˌvænˈteɪdʒəs/,

/ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/

Forms:

α. Scottish pre-1700 auantageous, pre-1700 avantagious.

β. 1500s aduauntageous, 1500s–1600s aduantageous, 1500s–1600s aduantagious, 1600s advantagous, 1600s–1700s advantagious, 1600s– advantageous.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French avantageux.

Etymology: < Middle French avantageux, avantaigeux, advantageux, adventaigeux (French avantageux ) profitable, beneficial, favourable (1418) < avantage advantage n. + -eux -ous suffix. Compare Spanish avantajoso (a1440), Italian †avvantaggioso (14th cent. with negative connotation ‘taking advantage, fraudulent’, 1598 (in Florio) ‘beneficial, favourable’; now superseded by vantaggioso , which shows loss of the unstressed initial vowel (a1575; compare vantageous adj.)).With the negatively connotated sense 2 compare senses with a similar connotation in French, e.g. ‘fraudulent, unfair’ (attested sporadically in Middle French from 1449 to 1480), ‘haughty, presumptuous’ (1564), and Cotgrave's (1611) contextual gloss ‘very forward’ for the French lemma in his dictionary. With the spelling in -ious compare e.g. outrageous adj.; compare the reverse phenomenon seen in spellings in-eous of contagious adj.

1. Providing or conferring advantage; profitable, beneficial; opportune, favourable.

a. Without construction.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective]

fremefulc1000

i-duȝea1250

hendyc1275

begetela1325

profitablea1325

speedful1340

worth1340

speedyc1380

behoveful1382

fructuousc1386

fruitfulc1386

vailable1390

availantc1420

availingc1420

commodious1420

commodous?1440

available1474

behovablea1475

advantageousc1485

profitly1485

beneficiala1513

advantageable1548

sanative1548

gainful1555

vantageable1570

vantageous?1572

gainy1573

comfortable1576

conducent1578

advantageous1591

bootful1594

availful1598

conducible?1611

commoditous1621

conducing1624

conduceful1635

proficuousa1642

proficaciousa1660

beneficenta1676

conducive1710

benefactory1744

benignant1791

sanatorya1832

beneficiary1836

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adjective]

timelyOE

tidefula1300

tidya1375

duea1387

timefula1400

seasonablec1412

convenient1415

opportunec1425

seasonedc1440

tempestivous1574

timed1592

ripe1595

well-timed1604

opportuneful1605

mature1608

advantageous1609

opportunous1609

punctual1611

tempestive1611

timeousa1626

time-serving1627

timed1656

tidive?17..

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 75 Gude curage..takis placis auantageous.

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 255 The best of the felde, and maist avantagious.

1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War vii. xiv. f. C.xcv The greate nomber of ennemyes, that were in the aduantagious place.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Auantaggioso, aduantageous, hauing ods or aduantage.

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida v. iv. 20 I doe not flie, but aduantagious care, With-drew me from the ods of multitude.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 363 Here perhaps Som advantagious act may be achiev'd By sudden onset.

1719 W. Wood Surv. Trade (ed. 2) 17 That we were brought in View of a truly safe, honourable, and advantagious Peace.

1766 E. Burke Late Admin. in Wks. II. 5 Making an advantageous treaty of commerce with Russia.

1807 T. Young Course Lect. Nat. Philos. I. xviii. 208 A walking wheel is an advantageous mode of employing the strength of a labourer.

1899 Strand Mag. Aug. 183/1 Captain Spelterini's sharp eye had quickly chosen an advantageous landing-place.

1928 Amer. Speech 3 368 Actors who strive for the most advantageous positions are also called ‘lens lice’.

1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 5 Aug. 304/2 A further advantageous feature is the ‘wash and wear’ nature of the neoprene material.

2006 Grocer 9 Dec. 37/1 If an offer is put forward that is advantageous, we may have to consider selling the shares.

b. With to, for, †unto (the person or thing receiving the advantage).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective]

fremefulc1000

i-duȝea1250

hendyc1275

begetela1325

profitablea1325

speedful1340

worth1340

speedyc1380

behoveful1382

fructuousc1386

fruitfulc1386

vailable1390

availantc1420

availingc1420

commodious1420

commodous?1440

available1474

behovablea1475

advantageousc1485

profitly1485

beneficiala1513

advantageable1548

sanative1548

gainful1555

vantageable1570

vantageous?1572

gainy1573

comfortable1576

conducent1578

advantageous1591

bootful1594

availful1598

conducible?1611

commoditous1621

conducing1624

conduceful1635

proficuousa1642

proficaciousa1660

beneficenta1676

conducive1710

benefactory1744

benignant1791

sanatorya1832

beneficiary1836

1591 A. Colynet True Hist. Ciuill Warres France v. 269 The garrison of Montagne..ouertooke them in a way hollowe and couered, very aduantagious for the enemie.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) ii. i. 53 Heere is euery thing aduantageous to life.

1629 W. Prynne Church of Englands Old Antithesis 83 What can be more..aduantagious vnto Satan.

1688 P. Pett Happy Future State of Eng. 163 It hath been advantageous to our Clergy to receive their Tithes in kind, as it hath been to Colleges to receive a Quota of their Rent in Corn.

1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Sensus Communis: Ess. Freedom of Wit 7 Nothing is so advantageous to it [sc. trade] as a Free Port.

1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. viii. 52 A wise doctrine..equally advantageous to the King and his subjects.

1833 H. Martineau Cinnamon & Pearls vii. 124 Colonies are not advantageous to the mother-country as the basis of a peculiar trade.

1895 Argosy Sept. 530/2 It is often advantageous for two men to hunt in company.

1920 Sporting News 9 Dec. 1/4 The Salt Lake park and several other parks on the circuit are said to be highly advantageous to ‘long ball’ hitters.

1957 Jrnl. Politics 19 395 The two-ballot, single member district system would have been the most advantageous for the Mendèsist Radicals and Socialists.

2004 M. M. Lewis Scars of Soul ii. ix. 152 It was advantageous to the United Nations to host an event like this because it gave them street credibility.

2. Chiefly depreciative. That takes advantage; exploitative; unfair. Caribbean in later use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > circumventing or overreaching

overreaching1579

advantageous1590

circumventing1603

outwitting1649

circumambaging1750

1590 W. Segar Bk. Honor & Armes iii. v. 37 By these fewe examples, may all other aduantagious Iniuries be conceiued.

1605 E. Sandys Relation of Relig. sig. X4 They [sc. Jews] are a subtill and advantagious people, and woonderfull eagre of gaine.

1619 in S. M. Kingsbury Rec. Virginia Company (1933) III. 167 Be it established..that no crafty or advantagious means be suffered to be put in practise for the inticing awaye the Tenants or Servants of any particular plantation.

1753 tr. F. Génard School of Man 126 Should Arontius take upon him to be a Man, and hold a tight Rein over such an advantageous Woman, Treasurers, Presidents, Marquisses and Dukes would rise up against him.

1936 People 14 Mar. 13 You are only tormenting me. Why are you so advantageous?

1959 V. S. Naipaul Miguel St. xiii. 148 ‘Man,’ Mrs Bhakcu said to her husband, ‘how you so advantageous? The man come round with his good good mind to help you and now you want to beat him up?’

1996 R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (at cited word) You want to claim part of my portion as yours. You too advantageous!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	advantageous
释义	advantageousadj. Brit. /ˌadv(ə)nˈteɪdʒəs/, /ˌadvɑːnˈteɪdʒəs/, /ˌadvanˈteɪdʒəs/, U.S. /ˌædˌvænˈteɪdʒəs/, /ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/ Forms: α. Scottish pre-1700 auantageous, pre-1700 avantagious. β. 1500s aduauntageous, 1500s–1600s aduantageous, 1500s–1600s aduantagious, 1600s advantagous, 1600s–1700s advantagious, 1600s– advantageous. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French avantageux. Etymology: < Middle French avantageux, avantaigeux, advantageux, adventaigeux (French avantageux ) profitable, beneficial, favourable (1418) < avantage advantage n. + -eux -ous suffix. Compare Spanish avantajoso (a1440), Italian †avvantaggioso (14th cent. with negative connotation ‘taking advantage, fraudulent’, 1598 (in Florio) ‘beneficial, favourable’; now superseded by vantaggioso , which shows loss of the unstressed initial vowel (a1575; compare vantageous adj.)).With the negatively connotated sense 2 compare senses with a similar connotation in French, e.g. ‘fraudulent, unfair’ (attested sporadically in Middle French from 1449 to 1480), ‘haughty, presumptuous’ (1564), and Cotgrave's (1611) contextual gloss ‘very forward’ for the French lemma in his dictionary. With the spelling in -ious compare e.g. outrageous adj.; compare the reverse phenomenon seen in spellings in-eous of contagious adj. 1. Providing or conferring advantage; profitable, beneficial; opportune, favourable. a. Without construction. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective] fremefulc1000 i-duȝea1250 hendyc1275 begetela1325 profitablea1325 speedful1340 worth1340 speedyc1380 behoveful1382 fructuousc1386 fruitfulc1386 vailable1390 availantc1420 availingc1420 commodious1420 commodous?1440 available1474 behovablea1475 advantageousc1485 profitly1485 beneficiala1513 advantageable1548 sanative1548 gainful1555 vantageable1570 vantageous?1572 gainy1573 comfortable1576 conducent1578 advantageous1591 bootful1594 availful1598 conducible?1611 commoditous1621 conducing1624 conduceful1635 proficuousa1642 proficaciousa1660 beneficenta1676 conducive1710 benefactory1744 benignant1791 sanatorya1832 beneficiary1836 the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adjective] timelyOE tidefula1300 tidya1375 duea1387 timefula1400 seasonablec1412 convenient1415 opportunec1425 seasonedc1440 tempestivous1574 timed1592 ripe1595 well-timed1604 opportuneful1605 mature1608 advantageous1609 opportunous1609 punctual1611 tempestive1611 timeousa1626 time-serving1627 timed1656 tidive?17.. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 75 Gude curage..takis placis auantageous. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 255 The best of the felde, and maist avantagious. 1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War vii. xiv. f. C.xcv The greate nomber of ennemyes, that were in the aduantagious place. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Auantaggioso, aduantageous, hauing ods or aduantage. 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida v. iv. 20 I doe not flie, but aduantagious care, With-drew me from the ods of multitude. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 363 Here perhaps Som advantagious act may be achiev'd By sudden onset. View more context for this quotation 1719 W. Wood Surv. Trade (ed. 2) 17 That we were brought in View of a truly safe, honourable, and advantagious Peace. 1766 E. Burke Late Admin. in Wks. II. 5 Making an advantageous treaty of commerce with Russia. 1807 T. Young Course Lect. Nat. Philos. I. xviii. 208 A walking wheel is an advantageous mode of employing the strength of a labourer. 1899 Strand Mag. Aug. 183/1 Captain Spelterini's sharp eye had quickly chosen an advantageous landing-place. 1928 Amer. Speech 3 368 Actors who strive for the most advantageous positions are also called ‘lens lice’. 1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 5 Aug. 304/2 A further advantageous feature is the ‘wash and wear’ nature of the neoprene material. 2006 Grocer 9 Dec. 37/1 If an offer is put forward that is advantageous, we may have to consider selling the shares. b. With to, for, †unto (the person or thing receiving the advantage). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective] fremefulc1000 i-duȝea1250 hendyc1275 begetela1325 profitablea1325 speedful1340 worth1340 speedyc1380 behoveful1382 fructuousc1386 fruitfulc1386 vailable1390 availantc1420 availingc1420 commodious1420 commodous?1440 available1474 behovablea1475 advantageousc1485 profitly1485 beneficiala1513 advantageable1548 sanative1548 gainful1555 vantageable1570 vantageous?1572 gainy1573 comfortable1576 conducent1578 advantageous1591 bootful1594 availful1598 conducible?1611 commoditous1621 conducing1624 conduceful1635 proficuousa1642 proficaciousa1660 beneficenta1676 conducive1710 benefactory1744 benignant1791 sanatorya1832 beneficiary1836 1591 A. Colynet True Hist. Ciuill Warres France v. 269 The garrison of Montagne..ouertooke them in a way hollowe and couered, very aduantagious for the enemie. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) ii. i. 53 Heere is euery thing aduantageous to life. View more context for this quotation 1629 W. Prynne Church of Englands Old Antithesis 83 What can be more..aduantagious vnto Satan. 1688 P. Pett Happy Future State of Eng. 163 It hath been advantageous to our Clergy to receive their Tithes in kind, as it hath been to Colleges to receive a Quota of their Rent in Corn. 1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Sensus Communis: Ess. Freedom of Wit 7 Nothing is so advantageous to it [sc. trade] as a Free Port. 1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. viii. 52 A wise doctrine..equally advantageous to the King and his subjects. 1833 H. Martineau Cinnamon & Pearls vii. 124 Colonies are not advantageous to the mother-country as the basis of a peculiar trade. 1895 Argosy Sept. 530/2 It is often advantageous for two men to hunt in company. 1920 Sporting News 9 Dec. 1/4 The Salt Lake park and several other parks on the circuit are said to be highly advantageous to ‘long ball’ hitters. 1957 Jrnl. Politics 19 395 The two-ballot, single member district system would have been the most advantageous for the Mendèsist Radicals and Socialists. 2004 M. M. Lewis Scars of Soul ii. ix. 152 It was advantageous to the United Nations to host an event like this because it gave them street credibility. 2. Chiefly depreciative. That takes advantage; exploitative; unfair. Caribbean in later use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > circumventing or overreaching overreaching1579 advantageous1590 circumventing1603 outwitting1649 circumambaging1750 1590 W. Segar Bk. Honor & Armes iii. v. 37 By these fewe examples, may all other aduantagious Iniuries be conceiued. 1605 E. Sandys Relation of Relig. sig. X4 They [sc. Jews] are a subtill and advantagious people, and woonderfull eagre of gaine. 1619 in S. M. Kingsbury Rec. Virginia Company (1933) III. 167 Be it established..that no crafty or advantagious means be suffered to be put in practise for the inticing awaye the Tenants or Servants of any particular plantation. 1753 tr. F. Génard School of Man 126 Should Arontius take upon him to be a Man, and hold a tight Rein over such an advantageous Woman, Treasurers, Presidents, Marquisses and Dukes would rise up against him. 1936 People 14 Mar. 13 You are only tormenting me. Why are you so advantageous? 1959 V. S. Naipaul Miguel St. xiii. 148 ‘Man,’ Mrs Bhakcu said to her husband, ‘how you so advantageous? The man come round with his good good mind to help you and now you want to beat him up?’ 1996 R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (at cited word) You want to claim part of my portion as yours. You too advantageous! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1485
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