Benign: alternatives and connections

Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.

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Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.

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According to the kind or nature; natural.

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According to the kind or nature; natural.

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Benignant quality; kindliness.

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Benignant quality; kindliness.

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The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness.

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The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness.

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Benignant quality; kindliness.

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Benignant quality; kindliness.

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The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness.

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The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness.

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Quality of being gracious.

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Quality of being gracious.

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Free from harm; unhurt; as, to give bond to save another harmless.

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Free from harm; unhurt; as, to give bond to save another harmless.

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Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.

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Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.

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Kind; gracious; favorable.

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Having an evil disposition toward others; harboring violent enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; -- opposed to benign.

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Having an evil disposition toward others; harboring violent enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; -- opposed to benign.

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Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, or cause distress; actuated by extreme malevolence or enmity; virulently inimical; bent on evil; malicious.

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Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, or cause distress; actuated by extreme malevolence or enmity; virulently inimical; bent on evil; malicious.

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