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benign
Overview of adj benign
The adj benign has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. benign -- (not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor))
2. benign, benignant -- (pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air")
3. benign -- (kindness of disposition or manner; "the benign ruler of millions"; "benign intentions")
Grep of noun benign
benign prostatic hyperplasia
benign tumor
benign tumour
benignancy
benignity
Antonyms of adj benign
3 senses of benign
Sense 1
benign (vs. malignant)
malignant (vs. benign)
=> cancerous
Sense 2
benign (vs. malign), benignant
malign (vs. benign)
=> cancerous
=> evil, harmful, injurious
Sense 3
benign
INDIRECT (VIA kind) -> unkind
Similarity of adj benign
3 senses of benign
Sense 1
benign (vs. malignant)
Sense 2
benign (vs. malign), benignant
=> harmless, nonmalignant
=> kindly
Also See> harmless#1; kind#1
Sense 3
benign
=> kind (vs. unkind)
Pertainyms of adj benign
Attributes of adj benign
1 of 3 senses of benign
Sense 2
benign (vs. malign), benignant
=> benignity, benignancy, graciousness
Domain of adj benign
1 of 3 senses of benign
Sense 1
benign (vs. malignant)
TOPIC>(noun) pathology#1
Domain Terms of adj benign
Familiarity of adj benign
benign used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Grep of adj benign
benign
benignant
Grep of adv benign
benignantly
benignly
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