Clement vs Benignant - What's the difference?
clement | benignant | Related terms |
Lenient or merciful; charitable.
Said of weather and similar circumstances that are mild.
Kind; gracious; favorable.
* 1749 , Henry Fielding, Tom Jones , Folio Society 1973, p. 417:
As adjectives the difference between clement and benignant
is that clement is lenient or merciful; charitable while benignant is kind; gracious; favorable.As a proper noun Clement
is a given name derived from Latin, borne by an early pope and by several saints.clement
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(en adjective)Antonyms
* inclementReferences
benignant
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(en adjective)- Here Nature appears in her richest attire, and Art, dressed with the modestest simplicity, attends her benignant mistress.