благомыслящий

Russian

Etymology

First attested in 1784. бла́го (blágo) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ мы́слящий (mýsljaščij), calque of German wohlgesinnt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɫəɡɐˈmɨs⁽ʲ⁾lʲɪɕːɪj]

Adjective

благомы́слящий • (blagomýsljaščij)

  1. (dated) reasonable
  2. (dated) bien pensant, loyal, solid (citizen)

Declension

  • благомы́слие (blagomýslije)

References

  • Arapova, N. S. (2000) “благомыслящий”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja [Calques in Post-Petrine Russian. An Essay of a Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 57