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Advantageous vs Benign - What's the difference?

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Advantageous is a related term of benign.


As adjectives the difference between advantageous and benign

is that advantageous is being of advantage, beneficial while benign is kind; gentle; mild.

advantageous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Being of advantage, beneficial
  • * 1900 , Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim Chapter 32
  • *:Jim took up an advantageous position and shepherded them out in a bunch through the doorway.

    • Synonyms

    * gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; behooveful

    Derived terms

    * advantageously

    benign

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Kind; gentle; mild.
  • * (of a climate or environment) mild and favorable
  • * not harmful to the environment: [in combination] an ozone-benign refrigerant.
  • (medicine) Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.

    • Antonyms

    * malign * malignant

    Derived terms

    * benignly * benignant * benignity * benign neglect * benign tumor