Benign and Light

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Benign

Benign adjective - Not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect.
Usage example: basking under a benign sun on a day in early spring
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Light and benign are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Light" instead an adjective "Benign".
Nearby Words: benignant, benignly, benignity

Light

Light adjective - Not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect.
Usage example: light punishment to fit a minor offense
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Benign and light are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Benign" instead an adjective "Light".
Nearby Words: lighten, lightweight, lightly, lightness, lighted

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  • Mood Dissonance Things that are benign when first read, or just another throwaway joke, get... rather disturbing in light of the actual plot.
    Source: Mood Dissonance
  • Video Game / Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Light Is Not Good: While the veracity of this trope varies on how benign or hostile you see them as, things undeniably went to hell for the village soon after the "liquid light" phenomenons started showing up.
    Source: Video Game / Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
  • Killer Gorilla: The trope fell out of favor around the 90's, when new information came to light that gorillas (and orangutans) are usually benign, gentle creatures in the wild, as opposed to their staple depiction as belligerent, pugnacious beasts.
    Source: Discredited Trope
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