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    bien pensant
    /ˌbjã pɒ̃ˈsɒ̃/

    adjective

    • 1. conventional or orthodox in attitude.

    noun

    • 1. a conventional or orthodox person.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bien-pensantBien-pensant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    4 days ago · The meaning of BIEN-PENSANT is right-minded : conventional in one's thinking.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › bien-pensantBIEN PENSANT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Bien pensant definition: blindly conventional or orthodox; having or based on beliefs that are acceptably proper or correct. See examples of BIEN PENSANT used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBIEN PENSANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. right-thinking; orthodox. noun bien pensant Word forms: plural bien pensants (bjɛ̃pɑ̃sɑ̃ ) 2. a right-thinking person. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. literally: well-thinking.

  5. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › bien_pensantbien pensant - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 3, 2024 · bien pensant (plural bien pensants) A person who is bien pensant. Someone who accepts and/or espouses a fashionable idea after it has been established and maintains it without a great amount of critical thought.

  6. www.yourdictionary.com › bien-pensantBien-pensant Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Bien-pensant definition: Right-minded; accepting or based on ideas regarded as sound or correct; orthodox, doctrinaire, conventional, etc.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › bien-pensantbien-pensant - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Sep 24, 2023 · bien - pensant (feminine bien-pensante, masculine plural bien-pensants, feminine plural bien-pensantes) right-minded, right-thinking. ( derogatory) self-righteous, bien pensant, conforming, orthodox, politically correct.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › bien-pensantBien-pensant - definition of bien-pensant by The Free Dictionary

    Define bien-pensant. bien-pensant synonyms, bien-pensant pronunciation, bien-pensant translation, English dictionary definition of bien-pensant. adj right-thinking; orthodox n , pl bien pensants a right-thinking person Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 ©...

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › french-english › bien-pensantEnglish translation of 'bien-pensant' - Collins Online Dictionary

    French-English translation of "BIEN-PENSANT" | The official Collins French-English Dictionary with over 100,000 English translations.

  10. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.ukbien pensant - definition of bien pensant in English from the...

    bien pensant; Definition of bien pensant in English: cite. bien pensant Pronunciation: /ˌbjã pɒ̃ˈsɒ̃/ Pronunciation: /bjɛ̃ pɑ̃sɑ̃/ adjective . conventional or orthodox in attitude: ...

  11. en.bab.la › dictionary › french-englishBIEN-PENSANT - Translation in English - bab.la

    Translation for 'bien-pensant' in the free French-English dictionary and many other English translations.