Benignant
Pronounced:
<ba-nig-nant>
Pronounced:
<ba-nig-nant>
My use:
You are a benignant person. You are the kindest manager to all your team members.
You are a benignant person. You are the kindest manager to all your team members.
Means:
Kind and gracious to those who you lead.
Kind and gracious to those who you lead.
Literary use:
By Longfellow
Doubtless criticism was originally benignant, pointing out the beauties of a work rather that its defects.
Memory trick:
beni . gnant
beni (reminds of) = beneficial
gnant (reminds of) giant
beneficial giant
gnant (reminds of) giant
beneficial giant
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