benignity
Warmth of character
Benignity is the quality of being kind, gentle, and favorable in disposition.
It suggests a warmth and graciousness that puts others at ease, often with connotations of generosity or mercy from someone in a position of power.
The benignity of the elderly doctor reassured his young patients.
The word can also describe favorable conditions or circumstances, as in the benignity of a climate or environment.
Considerate, caring disposition
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
magnanimity · altruism · humanitarianism · beneficence · munificence · liberality · charitableness · selflessness
Compassion toward offenders
- empathySharing another's emotions
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- caringShowing kind concern
understanding · clemency · leniency · forgiveness · solicitude · pity · concern · humanity
Gentle, moderate quality
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- meeknessGentle, unassertive disposition
docility · placidity · serenity · tranquility · peacefulness · calmness · harmlessness · innocuousness
Respectful, considerate behavior
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
- affabilityWarm, friendly disposition
- cordialitySincere friendly warmth
- amiabilityFriendly, agreeable temperament
geniality · warmth · hospitality · civility · considerateness · tactfulness · obligingness · courteousness
kindness
Considerate, caring disposition
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
- charityVoluntary aid for others
philanthropy · magnanimity · altruism · humanitarianism · beneficence · munificence · liberality · charitableness · selflessness · unselfishness
mercy
Compassion toward offenders
- empathySharing another's emotions
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
caring · understanding · clemency · leniency · forgiveness · solicitude · pity · concern · humanity · sensitivity
mildness
Gentle, moderate quality
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
meekness · docility · placidity · serenity · tranquility · peacefulness · calmness · harmlessness · innocuousness · inoffensiveness
courtesy
Respectful, considerate behavior
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
- affabilityWarm, friendly disposition
- cordialitySincere friendly warmth
amiability · geniality · warmth · hospitality · civility · considerateness · tactfulness · obligingness · courteousness · pleasantness
- safety wordssafety, security, protection, shelter, refuge
- Harmless thingsinnocence, gentleness, kindness, mildness, safety
benignitymalignity
Intense, settled hatred
malice · cruelty · malevolence · malignancy · malignance
benignitymalignancy
Cancerous, invasive growth
harmfulness · destructiveness · toxicity · noxiousness · perniciousness