benign
Kind; gentle; mild.
Other meanings
Of a climate or environment, mild and favorable.
Not harmful to the environment.
Related words
- benignancy
- benignness
- nonbenign
- unbenign
- benignly
- benignant
- benignity
- benign prostate enlargement
- benign prostatic hyperplasia
- benign neglect
Word history
From Latin "benignus" (kind, good).
Where this comes from
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