benignity
Americannoun
plural
benignities-
the quality of being benign; kindness.
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Archaic. a good deed or favor; an instance of kindness.
benignities born of selfless devotion.
noun
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the quality of being benign; favourable attitude
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a kind or gracious act
Other Word Forms
- unbenignity noun
Etymology
Origin of benignity
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English benignite, from Middle French, Old French, from Latin benignitās; benign, -ity
Example Sentences
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It was as though, feeling my hand, he felt my benignity.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 30, 2019
Notice the benignity in those examples, because — quite importantly — Thor does not become malicious.
From Salon • May 1, 2019
He writes: “‘Carbon Ideologies’ largely neglects solar power, that being associated with decentralization and environmental benignity.
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2018
Third, the benignity and violation have to be simultaneously interpreted; otherwise, the joke will fall flat.
From Slate • Apr. 25, 2018
He was the most domesticated, least troublesome of inmates, and his "large sweet presence" imparted something to the homely breakfast-table, something of benignity and tranquillity, which it had lacked before his entrance.
From A Day with Walt Whitman by Clare, Maurice
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