adverb
benignē
benignē (comparative benignius, superlative benignissimē)
Classical[bɛˈnɪŋ.neː]Ecclesiastical[beˈniɲ.ɲe]
Meaning
- benignly, kindly, benevolently
- readily, willingly
- thank you, you are very kind (in receiving); no, thank you (in declining)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
bonō animōbenignē — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 12
bĕnignē, adv., v. benignus.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
benīgnē adv. with comp. and sup.
benignus, in a friendly manner, kindly, benevolently, courteously, benignly: facere, T.: viam monstrare, courteously: audire: respondere, S.: adloqui, L.: arma capere, cheerfully, L.: plurimis benigne fecisti, have rendered kindness: quibus benigne videbitur fieri, who shall appear to receive favors: benigne dicis, you are very kind, T.: benigne ac liberaliter (ironical), kind and generous: ‘At tu quantum vis tolle.’ ‘Benigne,’ no, I thank you, H.—Abundantly, liberally, freely, generously: quod opus sit benigne praebere, T.: praedam ostentat, in abundance, S.: benignius Deprome merum, H.
Origins
From benignus (“benevolent”) + -ē.