Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. Right-thinking, orthodox, conformist; conservative.
- n. A person who is bien pensant.
- n. Someone who accepts and or espouses a fashionable idea after it has been established and maintains it without a great amount of critical thought.
Etymologies
- From French bien pensant. (Wiktionary)
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My Favorite Words
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lanklenmot's Words
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learning
A list of words whose meanings I am learning, either because a) I don't know the meaning b) I know the meaning, but could stand to better appreciate certain inflections or secondary meanings or c) ...
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Clearinghouse
For stuff to simply reside.
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rememberers
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A fortiori
Latin; from a stronger even more certain for an even stronger reason
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assorted unsorted
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foreign
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My Words
Words of mine
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