bienséance

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bienséance

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Borrowed from French bienséance.

noun

uncountable Propriety, decorum. In the evening it was very different; and, bred in a country where much attention is paid, or was at least then paid, to bienseance, I was desirous to think for Miss Vernon concerning those points of propriety where her experience did not afford her the means of thinking for herself.

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"bienséance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/biens%C3%A9ance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bienséance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/biens%C3%A9ance

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"bienséance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/biens%C3%A9ance.

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@misc{biense_ance_2026,
  title = {bienséance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/biens%C3%A9ance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}