benignant

1. 1.

   pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence

   “a benign smile”

   “the benign sky”

   “the benign influence of pure air”

   Synonymsbenign

   Similarkindly
2. 2.

   characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects

   “our benignant king”

   Synonymsgracious

   Similarkind

Questions about benignant

What does benignant mean?

benignant means "pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in benignant?

benignant has 3 syllables: be-nig-nant. The stress falls on "be".

What is another word for benignant?

Close synonyms include benign, gracious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is benignant a common word?

benignant is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.