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French
Etymology
Representing a Norman pronunciation of benoît, originally meaning "blessed", then "sanctimonious, blissful, etc." before descending into this term. For semantic development, perhaps compare etymology of English silly.
Pronunciation
Noun
benêt m (plural benêts, feminine benête)
- half-wit, simpleton
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