different between yielding vs benign

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ji?ld??/
• Rhymes: -i?ld??

Etymology 1

From Middle English ?eldinge, ?eldynge, ?eldinde, ?eldand, from Old English ?yldende, ?ieldende, present participle of ?ieldan (“to yield, pay”), equivalent to yield +? -ing.

Verb

yielding

1. present participle of yield

Adjective

yielding (comparative more yielding, superlative most yielding)

1. Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.

Derived terms

• yieldingly
• yieldingness

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English yelding, yeldinge, ?eldynge, equivalent to yield +? -ing.

Noun

yielding (plural yieldings)

1. A concession.

Derived terms

• overyielding

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English benigne, benygne, from Old French benigne, from Latin benignus (“kind, good”), from bene (“well”) + genus (“origin, kind”). Compare malign.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??na?n/

Adjective

benign (comparative benigner or more benign, superlative benignest or most benign)

1. Kind; gentle; mild.
   • 1826, Mary Shelley, The Last Man, part 1, chapter 9

     But though we both entertained these ideas, we differed in their application. Resentment added also a sting to my censure; and I reprobated Raymond's conduct in severe terms. Adrian was more benign, more considerate.

2. (of a climate or environment) mild and favorable
3. (in combination) Not harmful to the environment.

4. (medicine) Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.

Synonyms

• (medicine): non-malignant

Antonyms

• malign
• malignant

Derived terms

• benignly
• benignant
• benignity
• benign neglect

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