Benign
Benign adjective - Not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt.
Understanding and benign are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understanding" instead an adjective "Benign".
Understanding
Understanding adjective - Having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another.
Benign and understanding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Benign" instead an adjective "Understanding".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sympathetic and benign
- sympathetic and understanding
- tender and benign
- tender and understanding
- kind and benign
- kind and understanding
- considerate and benign
- considerate and understanding
- lenient and benign
- lenient and understanding
- kindly and benign
- kindly and understanding
- compassionate and benign
- compassionate and understanding
Both words in one sentence
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In this case the trope is justified because they are (benign) Starfish Aliens / Eldritch Abominations who have as much difficulty understanding "linear time" beings as the Federation does them.
Source: In Mysterious Ways - Higher Understanding Through Drugs: Kireseth pollen, the source of the so-called "Ghost Winds", can trigger manifestation of laran, causes sexual stimulation and has other largely benign side effects.
Source: Literature / Darkover
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