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| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence |
| examples | a benign smile the benign sky the benign influence of pure air |
| Outgoing links | |
| Also see | harmless; kind |
| Attribute | benignity, benignancy, graciousness |
| Derivationally related form | benign → benignancy |
| Antonym | benign → malign |
| Similar to | kindly |
| Incoming links | |
| Similar to | kindly |
| Antonym | malign → benign |
| Also see | harmless; kind |
| Derived from adjective | benignantly → benignant |
| Derived from adjective | benignly → benign |
| Attribute | benignity, benignancy, graciousness |
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