benignity
the quality of being benign; kindness.
Archaic. a good deed or favor; an instance of kindness: benignities born of selfless devotion.
Origin of benignity
1Other words from benignity
- un·be·nig·ni·ty, noun, plural un·be·nig·ni·ties.
Words Nearby benignity
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How to use benignity in a sentence
And with him was old Lord Gervase Scoresby, his friend and cousin, the very incarnation of benignity and ruddy health.
Mistress Wilding | Rafael SabatiniThe great man smiled again, with a more intolerable benignity than before.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose BierceAnd the man looking on the woman saw one whose brow had all quiet, whose heart had all benignity.
The King of Ireland's Son | Padraic ColumIt was perhaps the feeling of his great strength, of his possible fierceness that gave the touch of benignity to him.
The Beach of Dreams | H. De Vere StacpooleThe gentleness and benignity of his disposition never made him forget what was due to discipline.
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson | Robert Southey
British Dictionary definitions for benignity
/ (bɪˈnɪɡnɪtɪ) /
the quality of being benign; favourable attitude
a kind or gracious act
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