Definition of Benignity

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favor, charity, kind-heartedness
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(n.)
The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness.
  
(n.)
Salubrity; wholesome quality.
  
(n.)
Mildness; gentleness.
  
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benignity
\be*nig"ni*ty\ (&?;), n. [oe. benignite, f. bénignité, of. bénigneté, fr. l. benignitas. see benign.]
1. the quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness. "benignity of aspect." w. scott.
2. mildness; gentleness. the benignity or inclemency of the season.
3. salubrity; wholesome quality.

for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America
Kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. the quality of being kind and gentle
(synonym) benignancy, graciousness
(antonym) malignity, malignancy, malignance
(hypernym) good, goodness
(attribute) benign, benignant
2. a kind act
(synonym) kindness
(hypernym) action
(hyponym) benevolence, benefaction
Benignity Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Benignity [from Latin benignus (“kind, good”), from bonus (“good”) + genus (“origin, kind”)] is a medical term used to describe a condition that is harmless in the long run. The opposite of benign is malignant.

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