a quality that is hard to describe or express
Origin of je ne sais quoi
Fr, I do not know whatje ne sais quoi
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je ne sais quoi
noun
A quality or attribute that is difficult to describe or express.
Origin of je ne sais quoi
French je I ne not sais first person present indicative of savoir to know quoi whatTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(uncountable)
- An intangible quality that makes something distinctive or attractive.
- She has a certain je ne sais quoi about her.
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