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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024be•nign /bɪˈnaɪn/USA pronunciation adj. - having or showing a gentle nature;
gracious:a benign smile. - mild;
comfortable:benign weather. - Pathologynot malignant:a benign tumor.
be•nign•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024be•nign (bi nīn′),USA pronunciation adj. - having a kindly disposition;
gracious:a benign king. - showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness:a benign smile.
- favorable;
propitious:a series of benign omens and configurations in the heavens. - (of weather) salubrious;
healthful;
pleasant or beneficial. - Pathologynot malignant;
self-limiting.
- 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, perh., "good by nature''; compare malign
- Anglo-French, Old French benigne (feminine), benin (masculine)
- Middle English benigne 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged good, kindly, benignant, benevolent, tender, humane, gentle, compassionate.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sinister.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: benign /bɪˈnaɪn/ adj - showing kindliness; genial
- (of soil, climate, etc) mild; gentle
- favourable; propitious
- (of a tumour, etc) not threatening to life or health; not malignant
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French benigne, from Latin benignus, from bene well + gignere to producebeˈnignly adv |