profitableness
NounSynonyms:
favorablenessfavourablenessadvantageousnesspositivitypositivenessprofitabilitygainfulnesslucrativeness
WordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcomeSynonyms: favorablenessfavourablenessadvantageousnesspositivitypositiveness
- the quality of affording gain or benefit or profitSynonyms: profitabilitygainfulnesslucrativeness
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Profitable \Prof"it*a*ble\, a. [F. profitable.] Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession. [1913 Webster]
What was so profitable to the empire became fatal to the emperor. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] -- Prof"it*a*ble*ness, n. -- Prof"it*a*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]