Hyphenation of benign

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word benign? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

be-nign

Definitions of benign:

1.	Not dangerous to health Not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
2.	Pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence A benign smile The benign sky The benign influence of pure air
3.	Kindness of disposition or manner The benign ruler of millions Benign intentions

Synonyms of benign:

adj	benign
adj	benign, benignant, harmless, nonmalignant, kindly, genial, kind, harmless, kind
adj	kind

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.