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benign

adjective/bəˈnaɪn/

not dangerous, not posing a threat

Most of the bacteria that live in the human organism are not only benign but even beneficial to one's health.

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word origin — Middle English: from Old French benigne, from Latin benignus, probably from bene ‘well’ + -genus ‘-born’. Compare with gentle