"inbon" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /ɛ̃.bɔ̃/ Forms: inbonne [feminine], inbons [masculine, plural], inbonnes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Calque of English ungood, formed by the suffix in- (“un-”) + bon (“good”, adjective). Coined by Amélie Audiberti’s translation of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), a dystopian novel by George Orwell. Etymology templates: {{calque|fr|en|ungood}} Calque of English ungood, {{af|fr|in-|bon|pos2=adjective|t1=un-|t2=good}} in- (“un-”) + bon (“good”, adjective) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} inbon (feminine inbonne, masculine plural inbons, feminine plural inbonnes)
  1. (Newspeak) ungood Wikipedia link: George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four
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