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Benign vs Unbenign - What's the difference?

benign | unbenign |

As adjectives the difference between benign and unbenign

is that benign is kind; gentle; mild while unbenign is not benign; malevolent.

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

    unbenign

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not benign; malevolent.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=March 16, author=Benjamin Black, title=The Lemur, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=They gave him, those eyes, the look of being always meanly at work on some extended, crafty and unbenign calculation. }}