benignant

  • 11benignant — be·nig·nant || bɪ nɪgnÉ™nt adj. kindly, mild, favorable …

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  • 12benignant — [bɪ nɪgnənt] adjective less common term for benign. Derivatives benignancy noun benignantly adverb …

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  • 13benignant — a. Kind. See benign …

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  • 14benignant — be·nig·nant …

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  • 15benignant — /bəˈnɪgnənt/ (say buh nignuhnt) adjective 1. kind, especially to inferiors; gracious. 2. exerting a good influence; beneficial. 3. Pathology benign. {blend of benign and malignant} –benignancy /bəˈnɪgnənsi/ (say buh nignuhnsee), noun –benignantly …

  • 16benignant — adj. 1 kindly, esp. to inferiors. 2 salutary, beneficial. 3 Med. = BENIGN. Derivatives: benignancy n. benignantly adv. Etymology: f. BENIGN or L benignus, after malignant …

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  • 17Benignantly — Benignant Be*nig nant, a. [LL. benignans, p. pr. of benignare, from L. benignus. See {Benign}.] Kind; gracious; favorable. {Be*nig nant*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 18kind — n *type, sort, stripe, kidney, ilk, description, nature, character kind adj Kind, kindly, benign, benignant mean having or exhibiting a nature that is gentle, considerate, and inclined to benevolent or beneficent actions and are comparable… …

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  • 19beneficent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bountiful, generous. See benevolence.Ant., miserly, ungenerous. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. benign, salutary, benevolent; see helpful 1 , kind . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Characterized …

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  • 20benign — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. benignant, gracious; favorable. See health, benevolence.Ant., sinister, harmful. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Kind or beneficial] Syn. good, gracious, kindly, favorable; see kind . 2. [Harmless] Syn.… …

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