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Noun: benignancy  bi'nig-nun(t)-see
  1. The quality of being kind and gentle
    "The nurse's benignancy put the nervous patients at ease";
    - benignity, graciousness

Derived forms: benignancies

See also: benign, benignant

Type of: good, goodness

Antonym: malignance