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benign

adjective

/bɪˈnaɪn/

Meaning

Gentle, kind, or not harmful (especially of a disease or tumor).

The doctor assured her that the tumor was benign.

benign neglect

kind, gentle, harmless, favorable, benevolent

malignant, harmful, hostile

benign tumor, benign influence, benign smile, benign climate

pleasing to the senses or mind; very attractive

Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.

very great in amount, scale, or intensity

Having extensive knowledge and education, skilled in high-level learning and scholarship.

tacky, overly sentimental, or cheap in quality

mentally ill; extremely foolish or unreasonable