mindmap root((善良)) kind stresses a disposition to be sympathetic or helpful: a ~ heart beneath a gruff exterior. kindly stresses more the expression of a sympathetic nature, mood, or impulse: take a ~ interest in the poor of the community. benign implies mildness and mercifulness and applies more often to gracious or gentle acts or utterances of a superior rather than an equal: the belief that a ~ supreme being controls destiny. benignant implies serene mildness and kindliness that produce a favorable or beneficial effect: culture exchange programs have a ~ influence in world affairs.