manichéen

French

Etymology

From Latin Manichaeus + -éen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.ni.ke.ɛ̃/
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Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Noun

manichéen m (plural manichéens, feminine manichéenne)

Manichaean

Adjective

manichéen (feminine manichéenne, masculine plural manichéens, feminine plural manichéennes)

(figuratively) simplistic, black and white, binary, Manichaean
Synonyms: binaire, noir et blanc

une vision manichéenne ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Further reading

“manichéen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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