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je ne sais quoi
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je ne sais quoi
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je ne sais quoi
/ʒənəˌseɪ
ˈ
kwɑː/
noun
je ne sais quoi
/ʒənəˌseɪ
ˈ
kwɑː/
noun
Learner's definition of JE NE SAIS QUOI
[
singular
]
sometimes humorous
:
a pleasant quality that is hard to describe
Although the sculpture had flaws, it also had
a certain je ne sais quoi
that made it very appealing.
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◊ In French the phrase
je ne sais quoi
means literally “I know not what.”
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