Meaning & use
Benignant
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Kind, gracious, and gentle in disposition or effect; benevolent.
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The old professor had a benignant manner that put nervous students at ease.
A benignant climate allowed the colony's crops to flourish.
A note on using this word
Once more common than "benign" for describing people's character, though today it reads as somewhat literary or old-fashioned.
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