gainful

English

Alternative forms

• gainfull (archaic)

Etymology 1

From gain (“against, contrary”) +‎ -ful.

Adjective

gainful (comparative more gainful, superlative most gainful)

1. Contrary.
2. Disposed to taking advantage of.
3. Troublesome; fractious; hard to handle.

Etymology 2

From gain (“profit, foredeal”) +‎ -ful.

Adjective

gainful (comparative more gainful, superlative most gainful)

1. Providing gain; profitable.

   How can we find gainful employment with dignity for the uneducated?

Derived terms

• gainfully
• gainfulness

Translations

Providing gain; profitable

• Bulgarian: изгоден (bg) (izgoden), доходен (bg) (dohoden)
• Georgian: მომგებიანი (momgebiani), ხელსაყრელი (xelsaq̇reli), შემოსავლიანი (šemosavliani)