English Explanatory Dictionary

bien pensant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Right-thinking; orthodox, conformist.
noun
  1. A person who is bien pensant.
  2. Someone who accepts and/or espouses a fashionable idea after it has been established and maintains it without a great amount of critical thought.

Pronunciation

/ˌbyɛn pɛnˈsɑnt/ /ˌbjæ̃ pɒ̃ˈsɒ̃/

Word forms

bien pensant more bien pensant most bien pensant bien-pensant bien pensants

Etymology

Borrowed from French bien-pensant (literally “well-thinking”).

Synonyms

follower believer conformist
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