adj. 1 gentle, mild, kindly. 2 fortunate, salutary. 3 (of the climate, soil, etc.) mild, favourable. 4 Med. (of a disease, tumour, etc.) not malignant. benignly adv.
[ ME f. OF benigne f. L benignus f. bene well + - genus born ]
adj. 1 gentle, mild, kindly. 2 fortunate, salutary. 3 (of the climate, soil, etc.) mild, favourable. 4 Med. (of a disease, tumour, etc.) not malignant. benignly adv.
[ ME f. OF benigne f. L benignus f. bene well + - genus born ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012