bien-pensant

See also: bien pensant

English

Noun

bien-pensant (plural bien-pensants)

1. Alternative form of bien pensant

Adjective

bien-pensant (comparative more bien-pensant, superlative most bien-pensant)

1. Alternative form of bien pensant

French

Alternative forms

• bien pensant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjɛ̃.pɑ̃.sɑ̃/

Adjective

bien-pensant (feminine bien-pensante, masculine plural bien-pensants, feminine plural bien-pensantes)

1. right-minded, right-thinking
2. (derogatory) self-righteous, bien pensant, conforming, orthodox, politically correct

Noun

bien-pensant m (plural bien-pensants, feminine bien-pensante)

1. (derogatory) bien pensant

Derived terms

• bien-pensance

Further reading

• “bien-pensant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.