noun
pl. mots justes′ exactly the word or phrase wanted; just the right word or phrase
Origin of mot juste
Frenchmot juste
mot justeWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"mot juste." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/mot-juste>.
APA Style
mot juste. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/mot-juste
mot juste
noun
pl. mots justes,Exactly the right word or expression.
Origin of mot juste
French mot word juste rightTHE 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.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"mot juste." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/mot-juste>.
APA Style
mot juste. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/mot-juste
Noun
(plural mots justes)
- The perfectly appropriate word or phrase for the situation.
Origin
From French
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"mot juste." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/mot-juste>.
APA Style
mot juste. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/mot-juste
