Benignant

//bəˈnɪɡnənt// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Kind; gracious; favorable. archaic

    "Here Nature appears in her richest attire, and Art, dressed with the modestest simplicity, attends her benignant mistress."

Adjective
  1. 1
    pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence wordnet
  2. 2
    characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
accommodatingaffableaffectionateagreeableamiableamicable

Example

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"Here Nature appears in her richest attire, and Art, dressed with the modestest simplicity, attends her benignant mistress."

Etymology

From benign + -ant, on the model of malignant.

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