Benignant and Mean

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Benignant adjective - Having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others.

Usage example: a benignant understanding of the daily struggles of the economically disadvantaged

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Mean is an antonym for benignant.

Nearby Word: benign

Mean adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.

Usage example: a mean, embittered old woman who wanted company for her misery

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Benignant is an antonym for mean.

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

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