Benign

/bɪˈnaɪn/ · adjective

Meaning

Kind; gentle; mild..

Definitions by Sense

1. Kind; gentle; mild.
2. (of a climate or environment) Mild and favorable.
3. (in combination) Not harmful to the environment.
4. (medicine) Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.

Example Sentences

But though we both entertained these ideas, we differed in their application. Resentment added also a sting to my censure; and I reprobated Raymond's conduct in severe terms. Adrian was more benign, more considerate.

I people my world with benign spirits. Everything talks to me and I respond to it.

During it, [Ashley] Graham attempted to ask the actor [Hugh Grant] a series of benign questions, and he gave her very little to work with.

an ozone-benign refrigerant

a benign tumor

Despite the gruesome way it looks, cottontail rabbit papillomavirus is often benign, and many rabbits end up fighting it off on their own.

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Word Forms

• benigner
• more benign
• benignest
• most benign

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