benignity

Example Sentences

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Notice the benignity in those examples, because — quite importantly — Thor does not become malicious.

From Salon • May 1, 2019

He writes: “‘Carbon Ideologies’ largely neglects solar power, that being associated with decentralization and environmental benignity.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2018

Third, the benignity and violation have to be simultaneously interpreted; otherwise, the joke will fall flat.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2018

Any hope of sneaking in some bold or challenging theological notion, or moral proposition, rests on the benignity of this initial encounter.

From The New Yorker • May 13, 2016

I sit at cottage and farmhouse doors while he warns and comforts and commands within, and, these days having been mild and grey and convenient, the effect has been of the last benignity.

From The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II by James, Henry