1. (a.) Of a kind or gentle disposition; mild\; gracious; generous; favorable; benignant.

2. (a.) Exhibiting or manifesting kindness, gentleness, favor, etc.; mild; kindly; salutary; wholesome.

3. (a.) of a mild type or character; as, a benign disease.

Christian Christlike Christly accommodating affable affectionate agreeable amiable amicable auspicious beneficent beneficial benevolent benignant bland bracing bright brotherly charitable clement compassionate complaisant compliant congenial constitutional cooperative cordial curable decent dexter fair favorable favoring forbearing fortunate fraternal friendly full of promise generous genial gentle golden good good for good-hearted gracious happy harmless health-enhancing health-preserving healthful healthy human humane hygeian hygienic indulgent innocent innocuous inoffensive invigorating kind kindhearted kindly kindly-disposed loving lucky merciful mild neighborly nice nonmalignant nonpoisonous nontoxic nonvirulent obliging of good omen of happy portent of promise overindulgent overpermissive permissive promising propitious prosperous refreshing salubrious salutary sanitary softhearted sympathetic sympathizing tender tenderhearted tonic undamaging unhurtful uninjurious unobnoxious warm warm-hearted warmhearted well-affected well-disposed well-intentioned well-meaning well-meant white wholesome