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)

1. Manichaean

Adjective

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

1. (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.