benignitas

From benignus (“benevolent”) +‎ -tās.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /beˈniɡ.ni.taːs/, [bɛˈnɪŋnɪt̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /beˈniɲ.ɲi.tas/, [beˈniɲːit̪äs]

benignitās f (genitive benignitātis); third declension

1. kindness, benevolence, friendliness, courtesy

   Synonyms: indulgentia, pietās, beneficium, cōmitās, venia, benevolentia

2. liberality, bounty, favor

   Synonym: benevolentia

3. lenity, mercy

Third-declension noun.

• benignē
• benigniter
• benignor
• benignus

• → English: benignity
• French: bénignité
• Italian: benignità
• Portuguese: benignidade
• Romanian: benignitate
• Spanish: benignidad

• “benignitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “benignitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• benignitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “benignitas”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers