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adj. Favorable; beneficial.

adj. Kind and gracious.

adj. Kind; gracious; favorable.

adj. Kind; gracious; favorable.

Kind; gracious; favorable: as, a benignant sovereign.

Exerting a good, kindly, or softening influence; salutary; beneficial: as, the benignant influences of Christianity on the mind.

In medicine, not malignant; not dangerous: said of diseases.

adj. characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects

adj. pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence

"Some persons may still recall the benignant appearance of the late venerable Sir Archibald Macdonald, Lord Chief Baron of the Court of"

kind    kindly   

kind    gracious    favorable    kindle   

benevolent    benign    indulgent    conciliatory    kindly    affable    good-humored    condescend    merciful    avuncular