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benign 音標拼音: [bɪn'ɑɪn] a. 良性的 良性的 benign adj 1: not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive ( especially of a tumor) [ ant: { malignant}] 2: pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; " a benign smile"; " the benign sky"; " the benign influence of pure air" [ synonym: { benign}, { benignant}] [ ant: { malign}] 3: kindness of disposition or manner; " the benign ruler of millions"; " benign intentions" Benign \ Be* nign"\, a. [ OE. benigne, bening, OF. benigne, F. b[' e] nin, fem. b[' e] nigne, fr. L. benignus, contr. from benigenus; bonus good root of genus kind. See { Bounty}, and { Genus}.] 1. Of a kind or gentle disposition; gracious; generous; favorable; benignant. [ 1913 Webster] Creator bounteous and benign. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Exhibiting or manifesting kindness, gentleness, favor, etc.; mild; kindly; salutary; wholesome. [ 1913 Webster] Kind influences and benign aspects. -- South. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Of a mild type or character; as, a benign disease. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Kind; propitious; bland; genial; salubrious; favorable salutary; gracious; liberal. [ 1913 Webster] 109 Moby Thesaurus words for " benign": Christian, Christlike, Christly, accommodating, affable, affectionate, agreeable, amiable, amicable, auspicious, beneficent, beneficial, benevolent, benignant, bland, bracing, bright, brotherly, charitable, clement, compassionate, complaisant, compliant, congenial, constitutional, cooperative, cordial, curable, decent, dexter, fair, favorable, favoring, forbearing, fortunate, fraternal, friendly, full of promise, generous, genial, gentle, golden, good, good for, good- hearted, gracious, happy, harmless, health- enhancing, health- preserving, healthful, healthy, human, humane, hygeian, hygienic, indulgent, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive, invigorating, kind, kindhearted, kindly, kindly- disposed, loving, lucky, merciful, mild, neighborly, nice, nonmalignant, nonpoisonous, nontoxic, nonvirulent, obliging, of good omen, of happy portent, of promise, overindulgent, overpermissive, permissive, promising, propitious, prosperous, refreshing, salubrious, salutary, sanitary, softhearted, sympathetic, sympathizing, tender, tenderhearted, tonic, undamaging, unhurtful, uninjurious, unobnoxious, warm, warm- hearted, warmhearted, well- affected, well- disposed, well- intentioned, well- meaning, well- meant, white, wholesome
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