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Webster 1913 Edition


Benignant

Be-nig′nant

,
Adj.
[LL.
benignans
, p. pr. of
benignare
, from L.
benignus
. See
Benign
.]
Kind; gracious; favorable.
Be-nig′nant-ly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition


Benignant

BENIG'NANT

,
Adj.
Kind; gracious; favorable.

Definition 2024


benignant

benignant

English

Adjective

benignant (comparative more benignant, superlative most benignant)

  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.