Benign

benign
    adj 1: not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive
           (especially of a tumor) [ant: {malignant}]
    2: pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign
       smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air"
       [syn: {benign}, {benignant}] [ant: {malign}]
    3: kindness of disposition or manner; "the benign ruler of
       millions"; "benign intentions"
    

Benign \Be*nign"\, a. [OE. benigne, bening, OF. benigne, F.
   b['e]nin, fem. b['e]nigne, fr. L. benignus, contr. from
   benigenus; bonus good + root of genus kind. See {Bounty}, and
   {Genus}.]
   1. Of a kind or gentle disposition; gracious; generous;
      favorable; benignant.
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            Creator bounteous and benign.         --Milton.
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   2. Exhibiting or manifesting kindness, gentleness, favor,
      etc.; mild; kindly; salutary; wholesome.
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            Kind influences and benign aspects.   --South.
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   3. Of a mild type or character; as, a benign disease.
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   Syn: Kind; propitious; bland; genial; salubrious; favorable
        salutary; gracious; liberal.
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109 Moby Thesaurus words for "benign":
      Christian, Christlike, Christly, accommodating, affable,
      affectionate, agreeable, amiable, amicable, auspicious, beneficent,
      beneficial, benevolent, benignant, bland, bracing, bright,
      brotherly, charitable, clement, compassionate, complaisant,
      compliant, congenial, constitutional, cooperative, cordial,
      curable, decent, dexter, fair, favorable, favoring, forbearing,
      fortunate, fraternal, friendly, full of promise, generous, genial,
      gentle, golden, good, good for, good-hearted, gracious, happy,
      harmless, health-enhancing, health-preserving, healthful, healthy,
      human, humane, hygeian, hygienic, indulgent, innocent, innocuous,
      inoffensive, invigorating, kind, kindhearted, kindly,
      kindly-disposed, loving, lucky, merciful, mild, neighborly, nice,
      nonmalignant, nonpoisonous, nontoxic, nonvirulent, obliging,
      of good omen, of happy portent, of promise, overindulgent,
      overpermissive, permissive, promising, propitious, prosperous,
      refreshing, salubrious, salutary, sanitary, softhearted,
      sympathetic, sympathizing, tender, tenderhearted, tonic,
      undamaging, unhurtful, uninjurious, unobnoxious, warm,
      warm-hearted, warmhearted, well-affected, well-disposed,
      well-intentioned, well-meaning, well-meant, white, wholesome