benign, benignant
(adjective) pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; “a benign smile”; “the benign sky”; “the benign influence of pure air”
benignant, gracious
(adjective) characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects; “our benignant king”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
benignant (comparative more benignant, superlative most benignant)
(now, rare) Kind; gracious; favorable.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*nig"nant, a. Etym: [LL. benignans, p. pr. of benignare, from L. benignus. See Benign.]
Definition: Kind; gracious; favorable.
– Be*nig"nant*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 April 2024
(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
