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benign

/bɪˈnaɪn/adjective

उच्चारण बिनाइन

सौम्य, दयालु; हानिरहित

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adjective
  1. 1

    formal

    kind and gentle; not causing harm

    सौम्य, दयालु; हानिरहित

    • a benign smile
    • The climate here is benign.
    • The old doctor had a benign face that calmed every patient.
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    • The island enjoys a benign climate throughout the year.
    • His benign manner put the nervous students at ease.

    Synonyms gentle kindly harmless

    Opposite malign hostile harmful

  2. 2

    medical

    (of a tumour) not dangerous; not cancer

    (गाँठ) जो कैंसर न हो, हानिरहित

    • The growth turned out to be benign.
    • The doctor said the lump was benign and needed no treatment.
    • Tests showed that the tumour was benign.
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    • A benign tumour is usually not dangerous to life.
    • The lump was benign, and the family felt relieved.

    Opposite malignant

◇Word family
benignly adv.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

gentle kindly harmless kind benevolent

Antonyms

malign hostile harmful malignant

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General knowledge

In medical passages benign and malignant are opposites.

चिकित्सा से जुड़े passages में benign और malignant विपरीत शब्द हैं।