MEANING
Showing gentle kindness or a favorable, protective influence.
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- benignant smile
- benignant presence
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The elder gave a benignant smile.
A benignant presence seemed to watch over the house.
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Usage notes
Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more benignant; superlative most benignant where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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