benignancy
Quality of gentleness
Benignancy is the quality of being benign—gentle, kindly, or favorable.
The word appears in older literary contexts describing a person's disposition or the beneficial nature of circumstances: the benignancy of her smile, the benignancy of the climate.
It has largely given way to benignity in contemporary usage.
Disposition toward doing good
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- kindheartednessGenerous, caring disposition
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
- generosityReadiness to give freely
mercy · clemency · tenderness · warmheartedness · charity · philanthropy · altruism · graciousness
Gentle, moderate quality
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- placidityState of undisturbed calm
serenity · calmness · tranquility · peacefulness · docility · meekness · harmlessness · inoffensiveness
Warm, friendly disposition
- cordialitySincere friendly warmth
- genialityWarmth of manner
- amiabilityFriendly, agreeable temperament
- courteousnessHabitual good manners
pleasantness · warmth · friendliness · approachability · congeniality · hospitality · civility · politeness
benevolence
Disposition toward doing good
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- kindheartednessGenerous, caring disposition
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
generosity · mercy · clemency · tenderness · warmheartedness · charity · philanthropy · altruism · graciousness · humanity
mildness
Gentle, moderate quality
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
placidity · serenity · calmness · tranquility · peacefulness · docility · meekness · harmlessness · inoffensiveness · tameness
affability
Warm, friendly disposition
- cordialitySincere friendly warmth
- genialityWarmth of manner
- amiabilityFriendly, agreeable temperament
courteousness · pleasantness · warmth · friendliness · approachability · congeniality · hospitality · civility · politeness · mannerliness
noncancerous
Not posing mortal threat
treatable · remission · recovery · favorable · innocuous · asymptomatic · stable · localized · encapsulated · resectable
benignancymalevolence
Active ill will
malignance · cruelty · malice · maliciousness · malignity
benignancyheartlessness
Lack of compassion
cruelty · unkindness · cold-heartedness · hard-heartedness · callousness