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Benign
| benign prostatic hyperplasia
| benign tumor
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Benign
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective Benign has 3 senses
- benign(a = adj.all) Array - not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor); Array Antonym: malignant
- benign(a = adj.all) benignant - pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air" Derived form noun benignancy1
- benign(s = adj.all) Array - kindness of disposition or manner; "the benign ruler of millions"; "benign intentions" Derived forms noun benignancy1, noun benignity1
Antonym: malign
CIDE DICTIONARY
Benign, a. [OE. benigne, bening, OF. benigne, F. bénin, fem. bénigne, fr. L. benignus, contr. from benigenus; bonus good + root of genus kind. See Bounty, and Genus.].
- Of a kind or gentle disposition; gracious; generous; favorable; benignant. [1913 Webster]"Creator bounteous and benign." [1913 Webster]
- Exhibiting or manifesting kindness, gentleness, favor, etc.; mild; kindly; salutary; wholesome. [1913 Webster]"Kind influences and benign aspects." [1913 Webster]
- Of a mild type or character; as, a benign disease. [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Kind; propitious; bland; genial; salubrious; favorable salutary; gracious; liberal.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Benign, adj.
1 gentle, mild, kindly.
2 fortunate, salutary.
3 (of the climate, soil, etc.) mild, favourable.
4 Med. (of a disease, tumour, etc.) not malignant.
1 gentle, mild, kindly.
2 fortunate, salutary.
3 (of the climate, soil, etc.) mild, favourable.
4 Med. (of a disease, tumour, etc.) not malignant.
Derivative
benignly adv.
Etymology
ME f. OF benigne f. L benignus f. bene well + - genus born
THESAURUS
Benign
Christian, Christlike, Christly, accommodating, affable, affectionate, agreeable, amiable, amicable, auspicious, beneficent, beneficial, benevolent, benignant, bland, bracing, bright, brotherly, charitable, clement, compassionate, complaisant, compliant, congenial, constitutional, cooperative, cordial, curable, decent, dexter, fair, favorable, favoring, forbearing, fortunate, fraternal, friendly, full of promise, generous, genial, gentle, golden, good, good for, good-hearted, gracious, happy, harmless, health-enhancing, health-preserving, healthful, healthy, human, humane, hygeian, hygienic, indulgent, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive, invigorating, kind, kindhearted, kindly, kindly-disposed, loving, lucky, merciful, mild, neighborly, nice, nonmalignant, nonpoisonous, nontoxic, nonvirulent, obliging, of good omen, of happy portent, of promise, overindulgent, overpermissive, permissive, promising, propitious, prosperous, refreshing, salubrious, salutary, sanitary, softhearted, sympathetic, sympathizing, tender, tenderhearted, tonic, undamaging, unhurtful, uninjurious, unobnoxious, warm, warm-hearted, warmhearted, well-affected, well-disposed, well-intentioned, well-meaning, well-meant, white, wholesomeROGET THESAURUS
Benign
Salubrity
N salubrity, healthiness, fine air, fine climate, eudiometer, hygiene, valetudinarian, valetudinarianism, sanitarian, sanitarium, sanitOrium, salubrious, salutary, salutiferous, wholesome, healthy, healthful, sanitary, prophYlactic, benign, bracing, tonic, invigorating, good for, nutritious, hygeian, hygienic, innoxious, innocuous, innocent, harmless, uninjurious, uninfectious, sanative, restorative, useful.
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