What does je ne sais quoi mean?

je ne sais quoi means "something indescribable".

Is je ne sais quoi a common word?

je ne sais quoi is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Je ne sais quoi — meaning and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
something indescribable
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What does je ne sais quoi mean?: je ne sais quoi means "something indescribable".
Is je ne sais quoi a common word?: je ne sais quoi is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for je ne sais quoi come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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