Benign — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kænθˈɑːɾəmi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsˈiːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsˈiːl/

2 syllables Say it as /kænθˈɑːɾəmi/.

Examples

a benign smile
the benign sky
the benign influence of pure air

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

benignant

Antonyms

malign malignant

Parts of Speech

adjective	not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
adjective	pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence “a benign smile”
adjective	kindness of disposition or manner “the benign ruler of millions”

Word Forms

benignancy	noun	the quality of being kind and gentle
benignity	noun	the quality of being kind and gentle

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gutartig

nicht gesundheitsgefährdend; nicht wiederkehrend oder fortschreitend (insbesondere eines Tumors)

🇫🇷French

bénin

pas dangereux pour la santé; non récurrent ou progressif (en particulier d'une tumeur)

🇪🇸Spanish

benigno

no peligroso para la salud; no recurrente o progresivo (especialmente de un tumor)

🇮🇹Italian

benigno

non pericoloso per la salute; non ricorrente o progressivo (soprattutto di un tumore)

🇳🇱Dutch

goedaardig

niet gevaarlijk voor de gezondheid; niet recidiverend of progressief (vooral van een tumor)

🇵🇹Portuguese

benigno

não é perigoso para a saúde; não recorrente ou progressivo (especialmente de um tumor)

🇷🇺Russian

доброкачественный

не опасен для здоровья; не рецидивирующий или прогрессирующий (особенно опухоли)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सौम्य

स्वास्थ्य के लिए खतरनाक नहीं; आवर्ती या प्रगतिशील नहीं (विशेषकर ट्यूमर का)

🇧🇩Bengali

সৌম্য

স্বাস্থ্যের জন্য বিপজ্জনক নয়; পুনরাবৃত্ত বা প্রগতিশীল নয় (বিশেষ করে একটি টিউমার)

🇮🇳Tamil

தீங்கற்றது

ஆரோக்கியத்திற்கு ஆபத்தானது அல்ல; மீண்டும் மீண்டும் அல்லது முற்போக்கானது அல்ல (குறிப்பாக ஒரு கட்டி)

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరపాయమైన

ఆరోగ్యానికి ప్రమాదకరం కాదు; పునరావృతం లేదా ప్రగతిశీలమైనది కాదు (ముఖ్యంగా కణితి)

🇮🇳Marathi

सौम्य

आरोग्यासाठी धोकादायक नाही; आवर्ती किंवा प्रगतीशील नाही (विशेषत: ट्यूमरचा)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સૌમ્ય

આરોગ્ય માટે જોખમી નથી; પુનરાવર્તિત અથવા પ્રગતિશીલ નથી (ખાસ કરીને ગાંઠની)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೌಮ್ಯವಾದ

ಆರೋಗ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಅಪಾಯಕಾರಿ ಅಲ್ಲ; ಪುನರಾವರ್ತಿತ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಗತಿಪರವಲ್ಲ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಗೆಡ್ಡೆಯ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൗമ്യമായ

ആരോഗ്യത്തിന് അപകടകരമല്ല; ആവർത്തിച്ചുള്ളതോ പുരോഗമനപരമോ അല്ല (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ട്യൂമർ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਭਾਵਕ

ਸਿਹਤ ਲਈ ਖਤਰਨਾਕ ਨਹੀਂ; ਆਵਰਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਗਤੀਸ਼ੀਲ ਨਹੀਂ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਟਿਊਮਰ ਦਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

بے نظیر

صحت کے لیے خطرناک نہیں؛ متواتر یا ترقی پسند نہیں (خاص طور پر ٹیومر کا)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

良性

not dangerous to health;不复发或进展（尤其是肿瘤）

🇯🇵Japanese

良性の

健康に危険ではありません。再発または進行性ではない（特に腫瘍）

🇰🇷Korean

온화한

건강에 위험하지 않습니다. 재발성 또는 진행성(특히 종양의 경우)이 아님

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lành tính

không nguy hiểm cho sức khỏe; không tái phát hoặc tiến triển (đặc biệt là khối u)

🇹🇭Thai

อ่อนโยน

ไม่เป็นอันตรายต่อสุขภาพ ไม่เกิดซ้ำหรือลุกลาม (โดยเฉพาะเนื้องอก)

🇮🇩Indonesian

jinak

tidak berbahaya bagi kesehatan; tidak berulang atau progresif (terutama tumor)

🇲🇾Malay

jinak

tidak berbahaya kepada kesihatan; tidak berulang atau progresif (terutamanya tumor)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حميدة

ليست خطرة على الصحة. غير متكرر أو تقدمي (خاصة الورم)

🇮🇷Persian

خوش خیم

برای سلامتی خطرناک نیست؛ غیر عود کننده یا پیشرونده (به خصوص تومور)

🇹🇷Turkish

iyi huylu

sağlık açısından tehlikeli değildir; tekrarlayan veya ilerleyici olmayan (özellikle bir tümörün)

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׁפִיר

לא מסוכן לבריאות; לא חוזר או מתקדם (במיוחד של גידול)

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