benignityn.

/bɪˈnɪɡnɪti/

Forms: Middle English–1500s benyngnite, benyngnyte, benyngnete, benignite(e, -yte(e, benygnite(e, -yte, -ete, Middle English–1600s benignitie, benignitye, 1600s– benignity.

Etymology: Middle English benignete , < Old French benignité, < Latin benignitāt-em ; see -ity suffix.

a. Kindly feeling and its manifestation; kindness of disposition, or of manner. (Now attributed to superiors or those who are venerable.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun]

goodshipOE

goodnessOE

well-willingnessOE

goodlaikc1175

charity?c1225

courtesy1297

kindnessc1300

meeknessc1300

kindheada1325

benignityc1374

benevolencec1384

kindshipa1393

betternessa1400

homeliness1402

goodliness1405

courteousnessc1430

kindliness1440

kindlaikc1450

beneficialness1528

beneficence1531

benevolency1545

beneficency1576

kindheartedness1583

benefiting1594

candidness1643

benefacture1651

geniality1652

candour1653

hearta1656

obliging1676

benevolentness1736

affectionateness1751

warm-heartedness1808

Samaritanism1843

sweet-heartedness1865

benignancy1876

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde ii. 483 O God..Thow be my sheld, for thy benignite.

1382 J. Wyclif Psalms li[i]. 5 Thou loouedist malice ouer benygnete; wickidnesse mor than to speke equite.

?c1480 Ragman Roll 64 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. (1864) I. 72 But paciently your benygnyte Taketh all in gre.

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour ii. viii. sig. Qvi^v Beneuolence, beneficence, & liberalitie, which maketh up the said principall vertue called benignitie or gentilnes.

1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms (li. 1 Paraphr.) 262 Out of the riches of thy benignity.

1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Antiq. Jews vii. iii, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 200 A particular benignity and affection which he had to the King.

1844 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VIII. lxvi. 383 It [the senate] received him with the most gracious benignity.

1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xxi. ix. 678 Such a fatherly benignity of look.

b. concrete. A manifestation of kindness, a kindly or generous deed; a kindness, a favour bestowed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > act of kindness

goodOE

loveOE

estdedea1325

bounty1330

benefice1340

benefit1377

while1382

whileness1382

officec1384

excellencec1385

goodshipa1393

kindnessc1400

benevolencec1425

benignityc1534

obligement1611

obligation1618

friendlinessa1633

benevolenta1639

beneficence1654

amability1655

benefactiona1662

knight-service1675

kindliness1883

humanity1985

c1534 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. Pref. 6 The receiuer of that so liberall benignitye.

1590 H. Swinburne Briefe Treat. Test. & Willes iii. f. 78 Many great and ample grants and benignities.

a1711 T. Ken Preparatives for Death in Wks. (1721) IV. 74 The Benignities which shine, From Love divine.

1866 H. Bushnell Vicarious Sacrifice iii. vi. 399 They look to see it [sc. the gospel] operate by mere benignities.

2. Of things:

a. (Astrology) of a planet.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > [noun] > nature of > benign

felicityc1386

benignity1661

1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xviii. 176 That planet receives the dusky light, we discern in its Sextile Aspect, from the Earth's benignity.

1724 A. Pope Corr. 1 Sept. (1956) II. 253 A Star that..is all Benignity, all gentle and beneficial Influence.

b. of weather, climate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > [noun] > good health > state of being conducive to > of climate

benignity1627

1627 T. Jackson Treat. Catholike Faith 107 No benignity of natiue soile,..can quicken..them.

1778 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. (ed. 2) II. vii. 333 The fertility of the soil corresponds with the benignity of the climate.

1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion iv. 160 That benignity..that warms The Mole.

c. of medicine, disease. archaic. See benign adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [noun] > qualities of medicines

acuity1543

benignity1605

lenitude1657

incompatibility1825

alkalescency1826

specificity1876

compatibility1898

orgonity1945

addictiveness1955

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [noun] > benignity

benignity1605

1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke i. xvi. 80 The mercurials doe exceede the antimonials in benignitie and sweetnesse.

1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xix. 765 The Humours are reduced to benignity.

1880 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Benignity, a term applied in recognition of the mildness and favourable progress of a disease; and also to a tumour which is not cancerous or malignant.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	benignity
释义	benignityn. /bɪˈnɪɡnɪti/ Forms: Middle English–1500s benyngnite, benyngnyte, benyngnete, benignite(e, -yte(e, benygnite(e, -yte, -ete, Middle English–1600s benignitie, benignitye, 1600s– benignity. Etymology: Middle English benignete , < Old French benignité, < Latin benignitāt-em ; see -ity suffix. 1. a. Kindly feeling and its manifestation; kindness of disposition, or of manner. (Now attributed to superiors or those who are venerable.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] goodshipOE goodnessOE well-willingnessOE goodlaikc1175 charity?c1225 courtesy1297 kindnessc1300 meeknessc1300 kindheada1325 benignityc1374 benevolencec1384 kindshipa1393 betternessa1400 homeliness1402 goodliness1405 courteousnessc1430 kindliness1440 kindlaikc1450 beneficialness1528 beneficence1531 benevolency1545 beneficency1576 kindheartedness1583 benefiting1594 candidness1643 benefacture1651 geniality1652 candour1653 hearta1656 obliging1676 benevolentness1736 affectionateness1751 warm-heartedness1808 Samaritanism1843 sweet-heartedness1865 benignancy1876 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde ii. 483 O God..Thow be my sheld, for thy benignite. 1382 J. Wyclif Psalms li[i]. 5 Thou loouedist malice ouer benygnete; wickidnesse mor than to speke equite. ?c1480 Ragman Roll 64 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. (1864) I. 72 But paciently your benygnyte Taketh all in gre. 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour ii. viii. sig. Qvi^v Beneuolence, beneficence, & liberalitie, which maketh up the said principall vertue called benignitie or gentilnes. 1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms (li. 1 Paraphr.) 262 Out of the riches of thy benignity. 1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Antiq. Jews vii. iii, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 200 A particular benignity and affection which he had to the King. 1844 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VIII. lxvi. 383 It [the senate] received him with the most gracious benignity. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xxi. ix. 678 Such a fatherly benignity of look. b. concrete. A manifestation of kindness, a kindly or generous deed; a kindness, a favour bestowed. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > act of kindness goodOE loveOE estdedea1325 bounty1330 benefice1340 benefit1377 while1382 whileness1382 officec1384 excellencec1385 goodshipa1393 kindnessc1400 benevolencec1425 benignityc1534 obligement1611 obligation1618 friendlinessa1633 benevolenta1639 beneficence1654 amability1655 benefactiona1662 knight-service1675 kindliness1883 humanity1985 c1534 tr. P. Vergil Eng. Hist. Pref. 6 The receiuer of that so liberall benignitye. 1590 H. Swinburne Briefe Treat. Test. & Willes iii. f. 78 Many great and ample grants and benignities. a1711 T. Ken Preparatives for Death in Wks. (1721) IV. 74 The Benignities which shine, From Love divine. 1866 H. Bushnell Vicarious Sacrifice iii. vi. 399 They look to see it [sc. the gospel] operate by mere benignities. 2. Of things: a. (Astrology) of a planet. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > [noun] > nature of > benign felicityc1386 benignity1661 1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xviii. 176 That planet receives the dusky light, we discern in its Sextile Aspect, from the Earth's benignity. 1724 A. Pope Corr. 1 Sept. (1956) II. 253 A Star that..is all Benignity, all gentle and beneficial Influence. b. of weather, climate. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [noun] > good health > state of being conducive to > of climate benignity1627 1627 T. Jackson Treat. Catholike Faith 107 No benignity of natiue soile,..can quicken..them. 1778 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. (ed. 2) II. vii. 333 The fertility of the soil corresponds with the benignity of the climate. 1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion iv. 160 That benignity..that warms The Mole. View more context for this quotation c. of medicine, disease. archaic. See benign adj. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [noun] > qualities of medicines acuity1543 benignity1605 lenitude1657 incompatibility1825 alkalescency1826 specificity1876 compatibility1898 orgonity1945 addictiveness1955 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [noun] > benignity benignity1605 1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke i. xvi. 80 The mercurials doe exceede the antimonials in benignitie and sweetnesse. 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xix. 765 The Humours are reduced to benignity. 1880 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Benignity, a term applied in recognition of the mildness and favourable progress of a disease; and also to a tumour which is not cancerous or malignant. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1374
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