gainful
English
adj
Definitions
- Contrary.
- Disposed to taking advantage of.
- Troublesome; fractious; hard to handle.
Etymology
Suffix from English gain (convenient, against, foredeal, favourable, direct, kindly, suitable, contrary, straight, profit).
Origin
English
gain
Gloss
convenient, against, foredeal, favourable, direct, kindly, suitable, contrary, straight, profit
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- again English
- autogain English
- foregain English
- gain English
- gainable English
- gainand English
- gainer English
- gainest English
- gaineth English
- gainfuller English
- gainfully English
- gainfulness English
- gainless English
- gainly English
- gainsharing English
- gainside English
- gainword English
- gainworthy English
- outgain English
- overgain English
- photogain English
- regain English
- undergain English
- ungain English
- ungainful English
- ungainfully English
- gagner French
- gayn Middle English