bensì

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Italian

Etymology

From bene +‎ sì.[1]

Conjunction

bensì

  1. but, rather
    La terra non è una stella, bensì un pianeta.
    The earth is not a star, but a planet.
  2. on the contrary

References

  1. ^ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951; headword bene
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