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单词 benignantly
释义

benignant

adjective

be·​nig·​nant bi-ˈnig-nənt How to pronounce benignant (audio)
1
: serenely mild and kindly : benign
2
: favorable, beneficial
a benignant power
benignantly adverb

Synonyms

  • beneficent
  • benevolent
  • compassionate
  • good-hearted
  • humane
  • kind
  • kindhearted
  • kindly
  • softhearted
  • sympathetic
  • tender
  • tenderhearted
  • warmhearted
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Example Sentences

a benignant understanding of the daily struggles of the economically disadvantaged firmly believes that religion is a benignant force in society

Word History

Etymology

benign + -ant (as in malignant)

First Known Use

1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1

benignantly

adverb

as in benevolently

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • benevolently
  • tenderly
  • graciously
  • cordially
  • lovingly
  • considerately
  • lightly
  • kindly
  • sympathetically
  • leniently
  • tolerantly
  • softly
  • understandingly
  • compassionately
  • gently
  • mercifully
  • mildly
  • charitably
  • humanely
  • clemently
  • softheartedly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sternly
  • stiffly
  • ill
  • harshly
  • severely
  • hardly
  • roughly
  • brutally
  • oppressively
  • pitilessly
  • hard
  • unfeelingly
  • ruthlessly
  • obdurately
  • unsparingly
  • inhumanly
  • heartlessly
  • mercilessly
  • uncharitably
  • unmercifully
  • tyrannically
  • insensitively
  • callously
  • inhumanely
  • brutishly
  • savagely
  • viciously
  • abusively
  • hard-heartedly
  • cold-bloodedly
  • insensately
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