Definitions for je ne sais quoi
je ne sais quoi

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. je ne sais quoinoun

   something indescribable

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1. je ne sais quoinoun

   An intangible quality that makes something distinctive or attractive.

2. Etymology: From je ne sais quoi, literally ‘I don't know what’.

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1. je ne sais quoi

   Many words in the English vocabulary are of French origin, most coming from the Anglo-Norman spoken by the upper classes in England for several hundred years after the Norman Conquest, before the language settled into what became Modern English. English words of French origin, such as art, competition, force, machine, and table are pronounced according to English rules of phonology, rather than French, and are commonly used by English speakers without any consciousness of their French origin. This article, on the other hand, covers French words and phrases that have entered the English lexicon without ever losing their character as Gallicisms: they remain unmistakably "French" to an English speaker. They are most common in written English, where they retain French diacritics and are usually printed in italics. In spoken English, at least some attempt is generally made to pronounce them as they would sound in French; an entirely English pronunciation is regarded as a solecism. Some of them were never "good French", in the sense of being grammatical, idiomatic French usage. Some others were once normal French but have become very old-fashioned, or have acquired different meanings and connotations in the original language, to the extent that they would not be understood (either at all, or in the intended sense) by a native French speaker.

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1. je ne sais quoi

   "Je ne sais quoi" is a French phrase that translates to "I don't know what" in English. It is often used to describe a certain quality or feature that is difficult to describe or express, but makes someone or something distinctive or appealing. Essentially, it refers to an elusive, indefinable, and unexplainable element of charm or allure.

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1. je ne sais quoi

   Read the full text of the Je Ne Sais Quoi poem by Kurt Philip Behm on the Poetry.com website.

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How to pronounce je ne sais quoi?

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of je ne sais quoi in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of je ne sais quoi in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=je ne sais quoi
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Je_Ne_Sais_Quoi
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Je_Ne_Sais_Quoi
4. ^ ChatGPT
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