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Definitions for Benign

[1] having a kindly disposition; gracious: a benign king.
[2] showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness: a benign smile.
[3] favorable; propitious: a series of benign omens and configurations in the heavens.
[4] (of weather) salubrious; healthful; pleasant or beneficial.
[5] Pathology . not malignant; self-limiting.
[6] showing kindliness; genial
[7] (of soil, climate, etc) mild; gentle
[8] favourable; propitious
[9] pathol (of a tumour, etc) not threatening to life or health; not malignant

Words related to Benign

benevolent, gentle, mild, favorable, friendly, temperate, warm, encouraging, harmless, benignant, amiable, beneficent, complaisant, congenial, generous, genial, good, gracious, kind, liberal

Words nearby Benign

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Origin of Benign

1275–1325; Middle English benigne < Anglo-French, Old French benigne (feminine), benin (masculine) < Latin benignus kind, generous, equivalent to beni-, combining form of bonus good (see bene-) + -gnus, derivative of the base of gignere to beget (see genitor, genus), hence, perhaps, “good by nature”; cf. malign

Other words from Benign

be·nign·ly , adverb
su·per·be·nign , adjective
su·per·be·nign·ly , adverb
un·be·nign , adjective
un·be·nign·ly , adverb

Word origin for Benign

C14: from Old French benigne , from Latin benignus , from bene well + gignere to produce

Synonyms for Benign

benevolent, favorable, friendly, gentle, mild, benignant, amiable, beneficent, complaisant, congenial, generous, genial, good, goodhearted, gracious, kind, liberal, merciful, obliging, sympathetic