Benign and Happy

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Benign adjective - Not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt.

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Happy and benign are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Happy" instead an adjective "Benign".

Nearby Words: benignant, benignly, benignity

Happy adjective - Coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly.

Usage example: a happy discovery, finding the letter that would prove her innocence

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Benign and happy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Benign" instead an adjective "Happy".

Nearby Words: happiness, happily

Part 1 chronicles the Prince's marriage, his benign and happy early years, his wars in the Kazan, personal tragedy and eventual rise.

Source: Film / Ivan the Terrible
Nick is happy to help, even when he discovers that she is a Fuchsbau (a fairly benign fox-like Wesen).

Source: Did We Just Have Tea with Cthulhu?
A benign example is from TRON: Walter Gibbs, Encom's founder, was so happy to be playing in his lab and making scientific history that he all but handed his company to Dillinger.

Source: For Science!

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