Definitions
pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
Word origin
From Middle English benigne, benygne, from Old French benigne, from Latin benignus (“kind, good”), from bene (“well”) + genus (“origin, kind”). Compare malign.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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