Benignant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænti/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsˈɛkjʊəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsˈɛkjʊəɹ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈænti/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gracious benign

Antonyms

malign

Parts of Speech

adjective	pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence “a benign smile”
adjective	characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects “our benignant king”

Word Forms

benignancy	noun	the quality of being kind and gentle
grace	noun	a disposition to kindness and compassion
graciousness	noun	the quality of being kind and gentle

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gutartig

angenehmer und wohltuender Natur oder Einfluss

🇫🇷French

bienfaisant

agréable et bénéfique par sa nature ou son influence

🇪🇸Spanish

benigno

agradable y beneficioso en naturaleza o influencia

🇮🇹Italian

benigno

piacevole e benefico in natura o influenza

🇳🇱Dutch

goedaardig

aangenaam en heilzaam van aard of invloed

🇵🇹Portuguese

benigno

agradável e benéfico por natureza ou influência

🇷🇺Russian

доброжелательный

приятный и полезный по своей природе или влиянию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

महरबान

स्वभाव या प्रभाव में सुखद और लाभकारी

🇧🇩Bengali

সৌম্য

মনোরম এবং প্রকৃতি বা প্রভাবে উপকারী

🇮🇳Tamil

தீங்கற்ற

இயற்கையில் அல்லது செல்வாக்கில் இனிமையான மற்றும் நன்மை பயக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరపాయమైన

ప్రకృతిలో లేదా ప్రభావంలో ఆహ్లాదకరమైన మరియు ప్రయోజనకరమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

सहृदय

निसर्ग किंवा प्रभावामध्ये आनंददायी आणि फायदेशीर

🇮🇳Gujarati

સૌમ્ય

સ્વભાવ અથવા પ્રભાવમાં સુખદ અને ફાયદાકારક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೌಮ್ಯವಾದ

ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಭಾವದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಹ್ಲಾದಕರ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಕಾರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദയനീയമായ

പ്രകൃതിയിലോ സ്വാധീനത്തിലോ മനോഹരവും പ്രയോജനകരവുമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਹਾਵਣਾ

ਸੁਭਾਅ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਲਾਭਦਾਇਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

مہربان

فطرت یا اثر و رسوخ میں خوشگوار اور فائدہ مند

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

良性的

本质上或影响上令人愉快和有益的

🇯🇵Japanese

良性の

性質や影響において心地よく、有益である

🇰🇷Korean

양성인

성격이나 영향력 면에서 유쾌하고 유익한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lành tính

dễ chịu và có lợi về bản chất hoặc ảnh hưởng

🇹🇭Thai

ใจดี

น่าพอใจและเป็นประโยชน์ในทางธรรมชาติหรืออิทธิพล

🇮🇩Indonesian

ramah tamah

menyenangkan dan bermanfaat sifat atau pengaruhnya

🇵🇭Filipino

mabait

kaaya-aya at kapaki-pakinabang sa kalikasan o impluwensya

🇲🇾Malay

jinak

menyenangkan dan bermanfaat dalam sifat atau pengaruh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حميدة

ممتعة ومفيدة في الطبيعة أو التأثير

🇮🇷Persian

خوش خیم

خوشایند و سودمند در طبیعت یا تأثیر

🇹🇷Turkish

merhametli

doğası veya etkisi itibarıyla hoş ve faydalı

🇮🇱Hebrew

שפיר

נעים ומועיל באופיו או בהשפעה

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