gutartig
Translation
benign, good-natured, kind-hearted
Examples
Der Tumor ist zum Glück gutartig.
Fortunately, the tumor is benign.
Er ist ein sehr gutartiger Mensch.
He is a very good-natured person.
Grammar Patterns
((as a predicative adjective)) to be benign/good-natured Der Hund ist sehr gutartig.
((as an attributive adjective)) benign, good-natured Er ist ein gutartiger Mensch.
Similar Words
Synonyms: harmlos, freundlich, sanftmütig; Antonyms: bösartig, aggressiv
Etymology
Composed of 'gut' (good) and 'Art' (type, nature, manner). It literally means 'of a good nature/type'.
Memory Tips
Break it down into 'gut' (good) + 'artig' (natured/behaved). This makes it easy to remember as 'good-natured'.