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   Bien pensant

   /ˈbyen pänˌsänt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. right-thinking; orthodox.

   noun

   • 1. a right-thinking or orthodox person.

   Word Origin French, from bien ‘well’ + pensant, present participle of penser ‘think’.

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   Can you say bien pensant in English?

   • Hi - yes you can say bien pensant in English and it would mean you are generally 'straight' or orthodox in your outlook. 'Right on' implies that you are earnest and keen to do the 'right thing', you are socially aware and understand the needs of different sections of the community. For example, 'the student leader was very right on'.

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   What is the opposite of bien pensant?

   • Right-minded; accepting or based on ideas regarded as sound or correct; orthodox, doctrinaire, conventional, etc. Alternative form of bien pensant. Right-thinking, orthodox, conformist; conservative. Alternative form of bien pensant. A person who is bien pensant.

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   Is 'bien pensant' a pejorative expression?

   • However, the expression is always pejorative (in modern French, at least). 'Bien-pensant' individuals, or groups of people, or societies (etc.), are very attached to their values, and they don't realise that those values maybe involve a certain intolerance, even violence, in the sense that they exclude any other sets of values.

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

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   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.

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   Feb 4, 2024 · bien-pensant; Etymology [edit] Borrowed from French bien-pensant (literally “ well-thinking ”). Pronunciation [edit] IPA : /ˌbjæ̃ pɒ̃ˈsɒ̃/ Adjective [edit] bien pensant (comparative more bien pensant, superlative most bien pensant) Right-thinking, orthodox, conformist.

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   4 days ago · 3 meanings: a right-thinking person 1. right-thinking; orthodox bien pensant 2. a right-thinking person.... Click for more definitions.

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

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   English Translation of “BIEN-PENSANT” | The official Collins French-English Dictionary online. Over 100,000 English translations of French words and phrases.

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   Define bien-pensant. bien-pensant synonyms, bien-pensant pronunciation, bien-pensant translation, English dictionary definition of bien-pensant. adj right-thinking ...