Word: benignant
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: be
nig
nant
Definition: Kind; gracious; favorable.
Morphemes:
Affix: benign
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Not harmful to the environment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bene
Language: la
Decoded: bene
Meaning: well
Affix: genus
Language: la
Decoded: genus
Meaning: origin, kind
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective corresponding to a noun in -ance having the sense of "exhibiting (the condition or process described by the noun)".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.