Search Result for "benignant":
Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (2)
1. pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence;
- Example: "a benign smile"
- Example: "the benign sky"
- Example: "the benign influence of pure air"
[syn: benign, benignant]
2. characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects;
- Example: "our benignant king"
[syn: benignant, gracious]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Benignant \Be*nig"nant\, a. [LL. benignans, p. pr. of benignare, from L. benignus. See Benign.] Kind; gracious; favorable. -- Be*nig"nant*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
