Malignant vs. Benign

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  • Malignant (adjective)

    Harmful, malevolent, injurious.

    “malignant temper;”

    “malignant revenge;”

    “malignant infection”

  • Malignant (adjective)

    Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.

    “malignant diphtheria”

    “a malignant tumor”

  • Malignant (noun)

    A deviant; a person who is hostile or destructive to society.

  • Malignant (noun)

    A person who fought for Charles I in the English Civil War.

  • Benign (adjective)

    Kind; gentle; mild.

  • Benign (adjective)

    (of a climate or environment) mild and favorable

  • Benign (adjective)

    Not harmful to the environment.

    “an ozone-benign refrigerant”

  • Benign (adjective)

    Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.

Wiktionary
  • Benign (adjective)

    gentle and kind

    “his benign but firm manner”

  • Benign (adjective)

    (of a climate or environment) mild and favourable

    “the climate becomes more benign as we move nearer to the Black Sea”

  • Benign (adjective)

    not harmful to the environment

    “an ozone-benign refrigerant”

    “the cycle as a benign form of transport”

  • Benign (adjective)

    (of a disease) not harmful in effect

    “a benign condition”

  • Benign (adjective)

    (of a tumour) not malignant

    “benign growths”

Oxford Dictionary

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