"benêt" meaning in French

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      "expansion": "benoît",
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "silly"
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      "expansion": "English silly",
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  "etymology_text": "Representing a Norman pronunciation of benoît, originally meaning \"blessed\", then \"sanctimonious, blissful, etc.\" before descending into this term. For semantic development, perhaps compare etymology of English silly.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "benêts",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "benête",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m",
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      "expansion": "benêt m (plural benêts, feminine benête)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
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          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "fr:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "half-wit, simpleton"
      ],
      "id": "en-benêt-fr-noun-nlPjR8sR",
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        [
          "half-wit",
          "half-wit"
        ],
        [
          "simpleton",
          "simpleton"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bə.nɛ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "benêt"
}

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        "2": "benoît",
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      },
      "expansion": "benoît",
      "name": "doublet"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "silly"
      },
      "expansion": "English silly",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Representing a Norman pronunciation of benoît, originally meaning \"blessed\", then \"sanctimonious, blissful, etc.\" before descending into this term. For semantic development, perhaps compare etymology of English silly.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "benêts",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "benête",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "+"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "French masculine nouns",
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        "fr:People"
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      "glosses": [
        "half-wit, simpleton"
      ],
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          "half-wit",
          "half-wit"
        ],
        [
          "simpleton",
          "simpleton"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bə.nɛ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "benêt"
}