The toxin that causes diphtheria is produced by a normally benign bacterium when infected with a certain virus.
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Benign
//bɪˈnaɪn//
Synonyms for "benign" (116 found)
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Strong matches (34)
Related words (58)
humanehygeianhygienicindulgentinnocentinnocuousinvigoratingkindheartedkindly-disposedlovingluckymercifulmildneighborlynicenon malignantnonmalignantnonpoisonousnontoxicnonvirulent
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obligingof good omenof happy portentof promiseoverindulgentoverpermissivepermissivepromisingpropitiousprosperousrefreshingsalubrioussalutarysanitarysoftsoftheartedsympatheticsympathizingtendertenderheartedtonicundamagingunhurtfuluninjuriousunobnoxiouswarmwarm-heartedwarmheartedwell-affectedwell-disposedwell-intentionedwell-meaningwell-meantwhitewholesome
Adjective(3 words)
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Antonyms
4 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesderived
11 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
2 entriesrelated to
9 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
71 translations across 33 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- كَرِيم adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- لَطِيف adj (kind, gentle, mild)
Armenian
1 entries- բարորակ adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- xətərsiz adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
- zərərsiz adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Bulgarian
4 entries- благ adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- до́бър adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- доброка́чествен adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
- любе́зен adj (kind, gentle, mild)
Catalan
2 entries- benigne adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- benigne adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Czech
4 entries- benigní adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
- dobrotivý adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- laskavý adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- nezhoubný adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Dutch
2 entries- goedaardig adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- goedaardig adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Esperanto
1 entries- benigna adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Finnish
1 entries- hyvänlaatuinen adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
French
2 entries- bénin adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- bénin adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Georgian
2 entries- კეთილთვისებიანი adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
- კეთილშობილი adj (kind, gentle, mild)
German
4 entries- freundlich adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- gutartig adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
- gütig adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- liebevoll adj (kind, gentle, mild)
Greek
3 entries- αγαθός adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- καλοήθης adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
- καλοκάγαθος adj (kind, gentle, mild)
Hungarian
1 entries- jóindulatú adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Italian
1 entries- benigno adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Latin
1 entries- benignus adj (kind, gentle, mild)
Lithuanian
1 entries- gerybinis adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Macedonian
1 entries- доброќуден adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Middle English
1 entries- benigne adj (kind, gentle, mild)
Māori
2 entries- māhaki adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- ngū adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Northern Kurdish
3 entries- camêr adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- qenc adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- xweşmirov adj (kind, gentle, mild)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- godartet adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- godarta adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Persian
1 entries- خوشخیم adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Polish
3 entries- nieszkodliwy adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
- łagodny adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- łagodny adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Portuguese
2 entries- benigno adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- benigno adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Romanian
2 entries- benign (med.) adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
- blând adj (kind, gentle, mild)
Russian
4 entries- благоприя́тный adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- до́брый adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- доброка́чественный adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
- любе́зный adj (kind, gentle, mild)
Slovak
3 entries- mierny adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- nezhubný adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
- prívetivý adj (kind, gentle, mild)
Spanish
2 entries- benigno adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- benigno adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Swedish
2 entries- benign adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
- godartad adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Turkmen
2 entries- tultuk adj (kind, gentle, mild)
- zyýansyz adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Ukrainian
1 entries- доброя́кісний adj ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The tumor was benign.
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The tumour was benign.
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The results of Tom's biopsy show that the tumor is benign.
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