benign
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6.2
- adjective
- /bɪˈnaɪn/
:
benigno
- The teacher was known for her benign attitude, always encouraging her students to do their best.
- environmentally benign
- relatively benign
- more benign
And it all seemed kind of benign and and sort of fun.
- And it all seemed kind of benign and and sort of fun.
- Consider all the ways that people have acknowledged your benign presence in their lives.
- They may be hurt, and those poor plants experiencing your benign neglect may wither and die.
- It is the foundation of of knowledge and wisdom and of benign, beneficial societies.
- But George Mitchell, he looks like a benign grandfather.
- It's some it's, it's, it's like a benign white powder.
- You can also look at the world in a far less interesting, more benign way.
- So during during the Second World War, Stalin and others take a much more benign view of Ukraine.
- Are the children a they see as a benign presence that they'd rather try to make contact with?
- Well, it turns out that glucose rise was not benign.
- First of all, the Waco Davidians for a long time were a totally peaceful, benign group, kind of unusual.
- It seems more benign, more attuned to human beings.
- Silent, buoyant, bizarrely benign relics of an outmoded design.
Examples
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He gave a benign smile to reassure the nervous child before the performance.
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The weather was benign during our vacation, making it perfect for outdoor activities.
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And it all seemed kind of benign and and sort of fun.
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OK, this seems like a benign Washington Post article, right?
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You can also look at the world in a far less interesting, more benign way.
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Something as benign as going to buy supplies.
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The international environment itself was relatively benign and concerned with such matters as rising aid and trade.
Academic text (1990) -
Consider all the ways that people have acknowledged your benign presence in their lives.
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Look, Holly, in my experience most of these situations turn out to be benign.
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I remembered the feeling I'd had of a benign presence when we first moved in.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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1.0
Not able to hurt people or things
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9.5
Being kind and gentle and helpful to other people
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3.7
Something that does not upset people and is harmless
Not trying to hurt or upset someone
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.4
A growth in the body that is not cancer and does not spread to other parts
- Specialized
An enlargement of the prostate gland that is not cancer and often makes it hard to pee
How Kind
Surface Forms
Etymology
Benign comes from the Latin root bene meaning 'well' and an old idea of being 'well-born', and the same root is in benefit. So benign now describes someone or something that is kind, gentle, or not harmful.