benign
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Etymology [edit]
From Old French benigne, from Latin benignus (“kind, good”), from bonus (“good”) + genus (“origin, kind”). Compare malign.
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Adjective [edit]
benign (comparative benigner or more benign, superlative benignest or most benign)
- Kind; gentle; mild.
- (of a climate or environment) mild and favorable
- not harmful to the environment: [in combination] an ozone-benign refrigerant.
- (medicine) Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.
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Terms derived from benign
Translations [edit]
kind, gentle, mild
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(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health
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