The Only Use of "benign" in "The Giver"

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The Only Use

benign
in
The Giver
(Edited)

The community, relieved from its discomfort very slightly by her benign statement, seemed to breathe more easily.
p. 59.8

benign = kind, mild, or harmless

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(1) (benign)
kindly, mild, or harmless

(In medicine, a tumor that is not life-threatening, is called benign.)
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)