benevolent
- a intending or showing kindness
a benevolent society - s showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
- s generous in providing aid to others
- s generous in assistance to the poor
a benevolent contributor
bengali
- n (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)
- n an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India
- n a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal
- a of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people
benighted
- v overtake with darkness or night
- v envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness
The benighted peoples of this area - v make darker and difficult to perceive by sight
- s overtaken by night or darkness
benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home - s lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
this benighted country
benighted ages of barbarism and superstition
bismuthic
- a containing bismuth (especially in the pentavalent state)
benign
- a not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
- a pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
a benign smile
the benign sky
the benign influence of pure air - s kindness of disposition or manner
the benign ruler of millions
benign intentions