gracious vs benignant

gracious and benignant both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gracious	No	Yes	No	No
benignant	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, gracious and benignant are synonyms defined as:

gracious and benignant: characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects

gracious (adjective)	benignant (adjective)
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit	pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects	characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects
exhibiting courtesy and politeness
disposed to bestow favors