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Forgiving vs Benign - What's the difference?

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Forgiving is a related term of benign.


As adjectives the difference between forgiving and benign

is that forgiving is inclined to forgive while benign is kind; gentle; mild.

As a verb forgiving

is .

As a noun forgiving

is an act of forgiveness.

forgiving

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Inclined to forgive.
    • I am not very forgiving .

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of forgiveness.
  • * 1996 , Bernard P. Dauenhauer, Citizenship in a Fragile World (page 58)
    • And I receive your forgiveness only from you. A group's promises and forgivings are nothing more than the sum of its individual members' promises and forgivings.

    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