BENIGN


Meaning of BENIGN in English

[ bɪ'nʌɪn ]

■ adjective

1》 genial and kindly.

2》 favourable; not harmful.

↘ Medicine (of a tumour) not malignant.

Derivatives

~ity bɪ'nɪgnɪti noun

~ly adverb

Origin

ME: from OFr. ~e , from L. ~us , prob. from bene 'well' + -genus '-born'.

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