helpful
Syllables: help·ful/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/
helpful adjective: furnishing help; gives aid; useful.
Adjective
helpful (comparative more helpful, superlative most helpful)
helpful meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
helpful in Hindi
- furnishing help; giving aid; useful
- मददगार madadgār
helpful in Tamil
- உதவியான
helpful in Urdu
- furnishing help; giving aid; useful
- مددگار madadgār
helpful in Bengali
- helpful
- সাহায্যকারী śahajjokari
More languagesFewer languages
- helpful in Malayalam
- ഉപകാരപ്രദമായ, സഹായകമായ, ഗുണപ്രദമായ
- helpful in Punjabi
- ਮਦਦਗਾਰ
- helpful in Gujarati
- મદદરૂપ madadrūp
- helpful in Sanskrit
- तरुतृ tárutṛ, शाक śāka
- helpful in Arabic
- نَافِع nāfiʕ, مُفِيد mufīd
- helpful in Persian
- سودمند
- helpful in Vietnamese
- hay giúp đỡ
Examples of helpful in a sentence
- The grammar book was less than (that is, not at all) helpful.
- Expansion of acronyms is often helpful for nonexpert readers (anacronyms excluded).
- My skip is helpful when my team lead is being uptight.
Synonyms of helpful
Antonyms
Forms of helpful
| comparative | more helpful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most helpful |
| alternative form (archaic) | helpfull |
| alternative form (obsolete) | helpefull |
Origin of helpful
From Middle English helpful; equivalent to help + -ful.
Words formed from helpful
Questions about helpful
- What does helpful mean?
- Helpful means furnishing help; gives aid; useful.
- What is helpful in Hindi?
- Helpful in Hindi is मददगार (madadgār). See Helpful meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is helpful?
- Helpful is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce helpful?
- Helpful is pronounced /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/.
Words near helpful in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: helpful (page history and authors); helpful (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); সাহায্যকারী (Bengali) (page history and authors); helpful (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); helpful (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); મદદરૂપ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); तरुतृ (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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