helpful

help-ful · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Providing assistance; willing to help others.

  2. 2.

    Useful; serving a beneficial purpose.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    helpful hint — a useful piece of advice or suggestion
  • •
    be helpful to — to provide assistance or benefit to someone

Related words

Antonyms: hindering, obstructive, unhelpful, useless
See also: help, helper, helpless, useful
Synonyms: accommodating, beneficial, supportive, useful

Etymology

From Old English helpan ("to help") + the suffix -ful ("full of"). The combination has been used since Middle English.