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Auspicious vs Benign - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between auspicious and benign

is that auspicious is of good omen; indicating future success while benign is kind; gentle; mild.

auspicious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of good omen; indicating future success.
  • Conducive to success.
    • This is an auspicious day.
  • Marked by success; prosperous.

    • Synonyms

    * (conducive to success) favourable, favorable, promising, propitious, fortunate, lucky * (marked by success) lucky, fortunate

    Antonyms

    * inauspicious

    Derived terms

    * auspiciously * auspiciousness

    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