benignant

/bəˈnɪgnənt/

Someone who's benignant is goodhearted and kind. Your favorite teacher in elementary school was probably the most benignant of them all.

When you're describing a lovely, warm person you can call her benignant, or even describe someone with a particularly sweet face as looking benignant. Another way to use this adjective is as a less common way to say "benign," or not harmful, especially in a medical sense — a benignant tumor, for example, is one that won't hurt you. Benignant, in fact, comes from benign, simply adding the ant on the model of malignant, or "dangerous, infectious, or cancerous."

Definitions of benignant

1. adjective

   pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
   synonyms: benign

   kindly

   pleasant and agreeable

   harmless

   not causing or capable of causing harm

   kind

   having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
2. adjective

   characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects
   “our benignant king”

   synonyms: gracious

   kind

   having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior