| Main Entry: | benign |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not cancerous |
Synonyms: |
curable, early stage, harmless, limited, remediable, slight, superficial |
| Notes: | benign refers to a trait or characteristic; benignant to a tendency or disposition |
Antonyms: |
cancerous, malignant |
| Main Entry: | origin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beginning, inception |
Synonyms: |
alpha, birth, blast off, commencement, creation, dawn, dawning, day one, early stage, embarkation, emergence, entrance, entry, forging, foundation, genesis, git go, inauguration, ingress, initiation, introduction, launch, nativity, opener, origination, outbreak, outset, rise, square one, start, starting point |
Antonyms: |
close, completion, conclusion, death, end, finale, termination |