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Benignant definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BENIG'NANT, a. Kind; gracious; favorable.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air" [syn: benign, benignant] [ant: malign]
2: characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; "our benignant king" [syn: benignant, gracious]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: benign + -ant (as in malignant) Date: circa 1782 1. serenely mild and kindly ; benign 2. favorable, beneficial <a benignant power> • benignantly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 kindly, esp. to inferiors. 2 salutary, beneficial. 3 Med. = BENIGN. Derivatives: benignancy n. benignantly adv. Etymology: f. BENIGN or L benignus, after malignant

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Benignant Be*nig"nant, a. [LL. benignans, p. pr. of benignare, from L. benignus. See Benign.] Kind; gracious; favorable. -- Be*nig"nant*ly, adv.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Kind. See benign.