bien pensant
bien pensant · more bien pensant · most bien pensant
Right-thinking; orthodox, conformistRight-thinking; orthodox, conformist.
/ˌbyɛn pɛnˈsɑnt/
Meaning
1 sensesRight-thinking; orthodox, conformist.
Origin
Borrowed from French bien-pensant (literally “well-thinking”).Borrowed from French bien-pensant (literally “well-thinking”).
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Forms
more bien pensant, most bien pensant| Comparative | more bien pensant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most bien pensant Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.