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bi-NIG-nuhnt
adjective
benign; favorable; kind
1868Little Women As she lifted the curtain to look out into the dreary night, the moon broke suddenly from behind the clouds and shone upon her like a bright, benignant face, which seemed to whisper in the silence,' Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.' 1921Mystic Isles of the South Seas He had run away for a change from the desert-like interior of his vast island, where he treated the ills of a large territory of sheep-herders, and to be on this mountain under such a benignant canopy, and to hear the folk-lore of the most fascinating race on earth, was to him worth foregoing sleep all night. 1929Hudson River BracketedMr. Spear had become tolerant and even benignant.Labels: Edith Wharton, Fredrick O'Brien, Louisa May Alcott
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