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Definition benign in British English

benign adjective

adjective
/bəˈnaɪn/
1

a benign lump in your body or a benign disease is not cancer and will not kill you

Example

a benign tumour

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2

kind and nice

Example

a benign smile

Example

a benign old gentleman

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Definition benign in British English