Benignant
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adjective.
Favorable; beneficial.
adjective.
Kind and gracious.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Kind; gracious; favorable: as, a
benignant
sovereign.
Exerting a good, kindly, or softening influence; salutary; beneficial: as, the
benignant
influences of Christianity on the mind.
In
medicine
, not malignant; not dangerous: said of diseases.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Kind; gracious; favorable.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Kind
;
gracious
;
favorable
.
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adjective.
characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects
adjective.
pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
Word Usage
"Some persons may still recall the benignant appearance of the late venerable Sir Archibald Macdonald, Lord Chief Baron of the Court of"
Equivalent
kind
kindly
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
affable
avuncular
benevolent
benign
childlike
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
favorable
gracious
kind
kindle