benigno

== Italian == === Alternative forms === benegno (archaic) === Etymology === From Latin benignus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beˈniɲ.ɲo/ Rhymes: -iɲɲo Hyphenation: be‧nì‧gno === Adjective === benigno (feminine benigna, masculine plural benigni, feminine plural benigne) benign kindly (oncology) benign Antonym: maligno ==== Related terms ==== benignamente benignità === Further reading === benigno in Collins Italian-English Dictionary benigno in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI) benigno in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli) benigno in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa benìgno in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication benigno in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore benigno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [bɛˈnɪŋ.noː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [beˈniɲ.ɲo] === Adjective === benignō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of benignus == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin benignus. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: be‧nig‧no === Adjective === benigno (feminine benigna, masculine plural benignos, feminine plural benignas) benign (kind, gentle, mild) Antonym: maligno (medicine) benign (not posing any serious threat to health) Antonym: maligno ==== Related terms ==== benignidade === Further reading === “benigno”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “benigno”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “benigno” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “benigno”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “benigno”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “benigno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === From bènīgan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /běniːɡno/ Hyphenation: be‧nig‧no === Adverb === bènīgno (Cyrillic spelling бѐнӣгно) benignly === References === “benigno”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin benignus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beˈniɡno/ [beˈniɣ̞.no] Rhymes: -iɡno Syllabification: be‧nig‧no === Adjective === benigno (feminine benigna, masculine plural benignos, feminine plural benignas) benign === Further reading === “benigno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025