Benignity and Barbarity

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Benignity noun - Sympathetic concern for the well-being of others.

Usage example: a doctor who extends to all of her patients, both rich and poor, the same measure of gentle benignity

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Barbarity is an antonym for benignity.

Nearby Words: benign, benignly

Barbarity noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.

Usage example: more than one reluctant dental patient has been tempted to level the charge of barbarity against their dentist

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Benignity is an antonym for barbarity.

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