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benignant

[ bih-nig-nuhnt ]

adjective

  1. kind, especially to inferiors; gracious:

    a benignant sovereign.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. exerting a good influence; beneficial:

    the benignant authority of the new president.

  3. Pathology. benign.


benignant

/ ɪˈɪɡəԳ /

adjective

  1. kind; gracious, as a king to his subjects
  2. a less common word for benign benign
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԾԲԳ, noun
  • ˈԾԲԳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·Ծ·Բ· [bih-, nig, -n, uh, n-see], noun
  • ·ԾnԳ· adverb
  • ܲb·ԾnԳ adjective
  • un·ԾnԳ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of benignant1

1775–85; benign + -ant, modeled on malignant
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No notice was taken of Amy’s flight, except by her mates, but the sharp-eyed demoiselles discovered that Mr. Davis was quite benignant in the afternoon, also unusually nervous.

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The benignant influence crept like gas through the Row.

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General Peckem roused himself after a moment with an unctuous and benignant smile.

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“The fame of Washington stands apart from every other in history,” Irving pronounced, “shining with a truer luster and a more benignant glory.”

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As most benignant benefactor ranks The man who saves our own sweet countryside— At once our chiefest glory and our pride— From all the many nauseating ills Which come out of advertisements of pills!

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