benignant

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology

From benign, on the model of malignant.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /bəˈnɪgnənt/

[edit] 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.