Difference between Benign and Kind

What is the difference between Benign and Kind?

Benign as an adjective is kind; gentle; mild. while Kind as an adjective is affectionate, showing benevolence.

Benign

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Kind; gentle; mild. Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.

Example sentence: I liked Stanley Kubrick from the start. He had a warm, benign nature and offered himself to you as a friend and ally. He seemed to possess no airs or attitudes, neuroses, or predilection towards tantrums.

Kind

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Affectionate, showing benevolence.Favorable.mild, gentle, forgiving

Part of speech: adverb

Definition:

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition.In goods or services (as in barter), rather than money (as in pay in kind).By the same means (as in I'll pay in kind for his insult).

Example sentence: Trust is hard to come by. That's why my circle is small and tight. I'm kind of funny about making new friends.

We hope you now know whether to use Benign or Kind in your sentence.

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