Benignity and Maliciousness

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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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Maliciousness is an antonym for benignity.

Nearby Words: benign, benignly

Maliciousness noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.

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Benignity is an antonym for maliciousness.

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Maliciousness and Benignity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/benignity/maliciousness

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