| 单词 | benignant |
| 释义 | benignant (once / 3927 pages) adj Someone who's benignant is goodhearted and kind. Your favorite teacher in elementary school was probably the most benignant of them all. When you're describing a lovely, warm person you can call her benignant, or even describe someone with a particularly sweet face as looking benignant. Another way to use this adjective is as a less common way to say "benign," or not harmful, especially in a medical sense — a benignant tumor, for example, is one that won't hurt you. Benignant, in fact, comes from benign, simply adding the ant on the model of malignant, or "dangerous, infectious, or cancerous." WORD FAMILYbenignant: benignantly USAGE EXAMPLESGeneral Peckem roused himself after a moment with an unctuous and benignant smile. Joseph Heller, Catch-22(1961) “The fame of Washington stands apart from every other in history,” Irving pronounced, “shining with a truer luster and a more benignant glory.” Salon(Feb 15, 2016) So courted and considered He sits out hour by hour, Benignant in the sunshine And prudent in the shower. Kinnicutt, Lincoln Newton, To Your Dog and To My Dog(2012) 1adj pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence Syn|Ant benign kindly pleasant and agreeable harmlessnot causing or capable of causing harm kindhaving or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior malign evil or harmful in nature or influence maleficentharmful or evil in intent or effect cancerouslike a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads harmfulcausing or capable of causing harm unkindlacking kindness 2adj characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects our benignant king Syn gracious kind having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior |
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