benign
(Engels)
- Kind; gentle; mild.
- mild and favorable
- (in-compounds) Not harmful to the environment.
- Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.
Teenoorgestelde van
malignant
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/bɪˈnaɪn/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English benigne, benygne, from Old French benigne, from Latin benignus (“kind, good”), from bene (“well”) + genus (“origin, kind”). Compare malign.
Related words
good natured
łagodny
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