History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
benign

(of a person) kind and gentle; mild

kindly

favourable

giving or showing approval

approving, friendly

gracious

pleasant; kind; polite; (of God) merciful

kind, giving

humane

being kind and caring about the feelings of another

kind, compassionate

kindly

friendly, sympathetic

compassionate, helpful

lenient

not severe (especially in punishing people)

permissive

merciful

having, showing, mercy

kind, sparing

mild

gentle; not severe

gentle, temperate, non-irritating

philanthropic

kind and helpful

charitable, giving

sympathetic

having or showing, caused by, sympathy

concerned, feeling

BENIGNANT as in Wiktionary
BENIGNANT as in Wikipedia