1. The quality of being kind and gentle
   "The nurse's benignity put the nervous patients at ease";
   - benignancy, graciousness
    
2. A kind act
   "The old man's benignity towards children was well-known in the neighbourhood";
   - kindness

Derived forms: benignities

See also: benign, benignant

Type of: action, good, goodness

Antonym: malignancy

Encyclopedia: Benignity