Gainful

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gainful \Gain"ful\, a.
     Profitable; advantageous; lucrative. "A gainful speculation."
     --Macaulay. -- {Gain"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Gain"ful*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  gainful
       adj : yielding a fair profit [syn: {paid}, {paying}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "gainful":
     advantageous, banausic, beneficial, breadwinning, fat, fruitful,
     generous, good, lucrative, lush, moneymaking, of value, paying,
     productive, profitable, remunerative, rewarding, rich, satisfying,
     substantial, useful, valuable, well, well-paying, well-spent,
     worthwhile, yielding a return