benign

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adjective

1. not dangerous to health;
not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
• Ant:
malignant
• Topics:
pathology
2. pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
- a benign smile
- the benign sky
- the benign influence of pure air
• Syn:
benignant
• Ant:
malign
• Similar to:
kindly
• See Also:
harmless, kind
• Derivationally related forms:
benignancy
• Attrubites:
benignity, benignancy, graciousness
3. kindness of disposition or manner
- the benign ruler of millions
- benign intentions
• Similar to:
kind
• Derivationally related forms:
benignity, benignancy

• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  malign, malignant