advantage
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,327 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,807 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the quality of having a superior or more favorable position also: vantage the experience gave him the advantage over me
- (tennis) first point scored after deuce
- benefit resulting from some event or action also: reward it turned out to my advantagereaping the rewards of generosity
verb
- give an advantage to This system advantages the rich
advantage in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Now, Happy Jack's eyes are bright, but sometimes he doesn't use them to the very best advantage.
The Adventures of Prickly Porky · Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess · Chapter 1
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In point of numbers they were superior to their antagonists, and had the advantage of a strong position.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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A few evenings later I had a second time the advantage of being present at a first night's performance.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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By the side of him, M. Jules Jottras, although looking like a fashion-plate, did not show to much advantage.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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She wore unrelieved black, a colour which set off to wonderful advantage the clear white of her skin and her pale-gold hair.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1