bienvenu

[ byan-vuh-ny ]

adjectiveFrench.

Origin of bienvenu

1
Literally, “well arrived”

Words Nearby bienvenu

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How to use bienvenu in a sentence

  • A good biography is ever welcome; and if it be the biography of a good and a great man, the cordiality of the bienvenu is doubled.

  • I made all ready for him, and taught my little Gaspard now he would say: 'Soyez le bienvenu, mon papa.'

    Stray Pearls | Charlotte M. Yonge
  • In a low stage of civilization Monseigneur bienvenu would have had small chance of reaching middle life.

    The Destiny of Man | John Fiske
  • In the meantime, Monseigneur bienvenu had advanced as quickly as his great age permitted.

    Les Misrables | Victor Hugo
  • M. Gillenormand had his daughter near him, as we have seen that Monseigneur bienvenu had his sister with him.

    Les Misrables | Victor Hugo