Benign

Adjective

 * 1) Kind; gentle; mild.
 * 2)  Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.

Antonyms

 * malign
 * malignant

Derived terms

 * benignly
 * benignant


 * benignity
 * benign neglect


 * benign tumor

Thesaurus
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