benign
adjectivemasculine/feminine/bɨˈniɡnu/medium
be·ni·gno
Definitions
1Having or showing kindness and gentleness; favorable, not harmful.
The grandfather had a benign smile for all the children.
The teacher was benign in grading the tests.
Common collocations
benign smilebenign influencebenign neglect
2In medicine, referring to a tumor or growth that is not cancerous, does not invade other tissues or metastasize.
The doctor confirmed the lump was benign.
Fortunately, the benign tumor was easily removed.
Common collocations
benign tumorbenign lesionbenign cyst
Etymology
Do latim 'benignus' (bondoso, favorável), de 'bene' (bem) + 'genus' (nascimento, natureza).