benignity

[bih-nig-ni-tee]

noun

plural

benignities 

1. the quality of being benign; kindness.

2. Archaic.,  a good deed or favor; an instance of kindness.

   benignities born of selfless devotion.

benignity

/ bɪˈnɪɡnɪtɪ /

noun

1. the quality of being benign; favourable attitude

2. a kind or gracious act

Other Word Forms

• unbenignity noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of benignity¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English benignite, from Middle French, Old French, from Latin benignitās; benign, -ity

Example Sentences

It was as though, feeling my hand, he felt my benignity.

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Notice the benignity in those examples, because — quite importantly — Thor does not become malicious.

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He writes: “‘Carbon Ideologies’ largely neglects solar power, that being associated with decentralization and environmental benignity.

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“Nowhere else do you get a greater feel for the benignity of rain — or of water in any form.”

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They are disturbing to look at, nightmarish, but most of them, oddly enough, are intended as lucky benignities.

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