benignant

English

Etymology

From benign, on the model of malignant.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /bəˈnɪɡnənt/

Adjective

benignant (comparative more benignant, superlative most benignant)

1. (now rare) Kind; gracious; favorable.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 417:

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