ALL meanings of benign
be·nign
B b - adjective benign You use benign to describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless. 3
- adjective benign A benign substance or process does not have any harmful effects. 3
- adjective benign A benign tumour will not cause death or serious harm. 3
- adjective benign Benign conditions are pleasant or make it easy for something to happen. 3
- adjective benign showing kindliness; genial 3
- adjective benign (of soil, climate, etc) mild; gentle 3
- adjective benign favourable; propitious 3
- adjective benign (of a tumour, etc) not threatening to life or health; not malignant 3
- adjective benign good-natured; kindly 3
- adjective benign favorable; beneficial 3
- adjective benign doing little or no harm; not malignant; specif., not cancerous 3
- adjective benign having a kindly disposition; gracious: a benign king. 1
- adjective benign showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness: a benign smile. 1
- adjective benign favorable; propitious: a series of benign omens and configurations in the heavens. 1
- adjective benign (of weather) salubrious; healthful; pleasant or beneficial. 1
- adjective benign Pathology. not malignant; self-limiting. 1
- adjective benign medical: not malignant 1
- adjective benign substance: harmless 1
- adjective benign person: kindly 1
- adjective benign Kind; gentle; mild. 0
- adjective benign (medicine) Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent. 0