Meaning

4 senses
  1. Kind; gentle; mild.

    freundlich, gütig, liebevoll

    до́брыйdóbryj, любе́зныйljubéznyj, мя́гкийmjáxkij

  2. Of a climate or environment, mild and favorable.

  3. (in compounds)Not harmful to the environment.

    an ozone-benign refrigerant

  4. Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.

    a benign tumor

    gutartig

    доброка́чественныйdobrokáčestvennyj

    доброя́кіснийdobrojákisnyj

    not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)

Examples

18 sentences
  1. The tumor was benign.

    Пухлина була доброякісною. — deniko

    ruОпухоль была доброкачественной. — Ooneykcall

    deDer Tumor war gutartig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. The tumour was benign.

    Пухлина була доброякісною. — deniko

    deDer Tumor war gutartig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. The tumor seems to be benign.

    ruОпухоль, похоже, доброкачественная. — marafon

    deDer Tumor scheint gutartig zu sein. — mairyu

  4. This tumor is benign.

    Ця пухлина є доброякісною. — deniko

    ruЭта опухоль доброкачественная. — marafon

    deDieses Geschwulst ist gutartig. — Alois

  5. This tumour is benign.

    Ця пухлина є доброякісною. — deniko

    ruЭта опухоль доброкачественная. — marafon

    deDieses Geschwulst ist gutartig. — Alois

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant:
Русский
By meaning 2
kind, gentle, mild:
(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
kind, gentle, mild:
(medicine) not posing any serious threat to health — see also malignant:

Origin

From Middle English benigne, benygne, from Old French benigne, from Latin benignus (“kind,

From Middle English benigne, benygne, from Old French benigne, from Latin benignus (“kind, good”), from bene (“well”) + genus (“origin, kind”). Compare malign.

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Forms

benigner/more benign, benignest/most benign
Comparativebenigner / more benign Lesson
Superlativebenignest / most benign Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence:benignant

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

8 related words

See also

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