benign

/bɪˈnaɪn/

Syllables be·nign

Stress be-NIGN

Phonics Breakdown

be

/bɪ/

short i

nign

/naɪn/

long i (i_e)

Meaning

harmless; not dangerous or cancerous

Sound Reference

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be=/bɪ/(bit) + nign=/naɪn/(sign)

Example

The doctor said the tumor was benign.