bienséant
French, adjective\bjɛ̃.se.ɑ̃\
bienséant is spelled B-I-E-N-S-É-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written French, the 181,983rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bienséant is a French adjective meaning “becoming, decorous, seemly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qu’il sied bien de faire, de dire, etc”.
What does bienséant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
becoming, decorous, seemly
- 2
proper, decent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qu’il sied bien de faire, de dire, etc.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bienséant
- bienséante feminine
- bienséants masculine plural
- bienséantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bienséant?
- \bjɛ̃.se.ɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bienséant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bienséant in French?
bienséant appears about once in every 32 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).