What is "benign" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does benign mean in English? Meaning of benign definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "benign" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "benign": not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)

Adjective

  • Meaning: not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
  • Synonyms: benign
  • Antonyms: malignant
  • Meaning of "benign": pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence

    Adjective

  • Meaning: pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
  • Example: a benign smile the benign sky the benign influence of pure air
  • Synonyms: benign benignant
  • Antonyms: malign
  • Similar: kindly
  • Also see: harmless kind
  • Meaning of "benign": kindness of disposition or manner

    Adjective

  • Meaning: kindness of disposition or manner
  • Example: the benign ruler of millions benign intentions
  • Synonyms: benign
  • Similar: kind
  • Adjective: Kind; gentle; mild. (of a climate or environment) mild and favorable not harmful to the environment: [in combination] an ozone-benign refrigerant.(of a climate or environment) mild and favorablenot harmful to the environment: [in combination] an ozone-benign refrigerant.(medicine) Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.
  • Synonyms:

    benevolent, gentle, mild, favorable, friendly, benignant, amiable, beneficent, complaisant, congenial, generous, genial, good, gracious, kind, liberal, merciful, obliging, sympathetic, goodhearted, temperate, gentle, warm, favorable, auspicious, balmy, bright, fortunate, healthful, propitious, refreshing, benevolent, favorable, encouraging, auspicious, beneficent, bright, charitable, fortunate, good, lucky, merciful, propitious, salutary, dexter, smiling, harmless, curable, limited, slight, superficial, early stage, remediable,

    Antonyms:

    unkind, unfriendly, hateful, hostile, hurtful, injurious, malignant, disadvantageous, harmful, cancerous, rough, violent, harsh, bad, severe, unkind, unfriendly, hateful, hostile, hurtful, injurious, malignant, disadvantageous, harmful, cancerous, violent, bad, severe, hateful, hostile, hurtful, injurious, malignant, unkind, disadvantageous, harmful, cancerous, bad, severe, hateful, hostile, hurtful, injurious, malignant, unkind, disadvantageous, harmful, cancerous, bad, severe,

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    benign in English: benign
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