Benignant

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /bəˈnɪɡnÉ™nt/

Origin

From benign, on the model of malignant.

Full definition of benignant

Adjective

1. (now rare) Kind; gracious; favorable.
• 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 417:Here Nature appears in her richest attire, and Art, dressed with the modestest simplicity, attends her benignant mistress.