Synonyms for benignity
Most common
graciousness benignancy grace benignness kindness fellow feeling
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Graciousness
2. Kindness
kindness, fellow feeling, charity, humanity, mercy, benevolence, amiability, kindliness, compassion
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being benign.
- n. 2
A benign act.
Forms
- Plural
- benignities → graciousnesses, benignancies, graces, kindnesses…
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Benignity suggests some occult power of blessing, such as was formerly ascribed to the stars; we may say a good man has an air of benignity.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- grace Everybody at the party was charmed with her grace.
- graciousness I appreciate your graciousness and efforts on my behalf.
- kindness Kyoko had the kindness to carry my baggage for me.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| benignity | steady | |
| grace | rising | |
| graciousness | rising | |
| benignancy | falling | |
| benignness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- grace1, mercy2
- 7 letters
- charity3
- 8 letters
- humanity4, kindness2
- 10 letters
- compassion3, amiability6, kindliness, benignancy, benignness
- 11 letters
- benevolence4
- 12 letters
- graciousness3, complaisance
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mercy2 = 2 syllables).