bien pensant

or bien-pen·sant

[ byen pen-sahnt; French byanpahn-sahn ]

/ ˌbyɛn pɛnˈsɑnt; French byɛ̃ pɑ̃ˈsɑ̃ /

Usually Disparaging.

adjective

blindly conventional or orthodox; having or based on beliefs that are acceptably proper or correct: In bien pensant circles, it has become fashionable to speak of India and China in the same breath, though these countries have little in common.

noun

a person who adopts conventional or orthodox beliefs without critical judgment: I've been called an opinionated bien pensant.

Origin of bien pensant

First recorded in 1840–45; from French: literally, “well thinking,” equivalent to bien, from Latin bene “well” + pensant, present participle of penser “to think”; see origin at pensive

Words nearby bien pensant

bien entendu, Bien Hoa, Bienne, biennial, biennium, bien pensant, bienvenu, bienvenue, Bienville, bier, Bierce

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Example sentences from the Web for bien pensant

Finally, may I end with an observation on what makes David so attractive to the bien-pensant crowd?
The Conservative the Right Loves to Hate|Tunku Varadarajan|March 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for bien pensant

bien-pensant

/ French (bjɛ̃pɑ̃sɑ̃) /

adjective

right-thinking; orthodox

noun bien pensant plural bien pensants (bjɛ̃pɑ̃sɑ̃)

a right-thinking person

Word Origin for bien-pensant

literally: well-thinking

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bien pensant
释义	bien pensant or bien-pen·sant [ byen pen-sahnt; French byanpahn-sahn ] / ˌbyɛn pɛnˈsɑnt; French byɛ̃ pɑ̃ˈsɑ̃ / Usually Disparaging. adjective blindly conventional or orthodox; having or based on beliefs that are acceptably proper or correct: In bien pensant circles, it has become fashionable to speak of India and China in the same breath, though these countries have little in common. noun a person who adopts conventional or orthodox beliefs without critical judgment: I've been called an opinionated bien pensant. Origin of bien pensant First recorded in 1840–45; from French: literally, “well thinking,” equivalent to bien, from Latin bene “well” + pensant, present participle of penser “to think”; see origin at pensive Words nearby bien pensant bien entendu, Bien Hoa, Bienne, biennial, biennium, bien pensant, bienvenu, bienvenue, Bienville, bier, Bierce Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bien pensant Finally, may I end with an observation on what makes David so attractive to the bien-pensant crowd? The Conservative the Right Loves to Hate\|Tunku Varadarajan\|March 23, 2010\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for bien pensant bien-pensant / French (bjɛ̃pɑ̃sɑ̃) / adjective right-thinking; orthodox noun bien pensant plural bien pensants (bjɛ̃pɑ̃sɑ̃) a right-thinking person Word Origin for bien-pensant literally: well-thinking Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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