beneficial
helpful or producing good effects
Roots
- bene: good
- fac / fic / fact: do or make
Other words with the fac / fic / fact root
- affectation: an artificial display meant to impress
- artificial: made by humans; not natural
- benefactor: person who gives help, money, or support
- beneficent: doing good or producing benefit
- certify: to confirm officially as true
- effect: a result or outcome
- efficacious: effective; producing the intended result
Beneficial is good in effect: something actually helps, not just sounds kind.
Ten quiet minutes of review was more beneficial than one unfocused hour at midnight.