mot juste

1. 1.

   the appropriate word or expression

   Broaderwording

Questions about mot juste

What does mot juste mean?

mot juste means "the appropriate word or expression".

Is mot juste a common word?

mot juste is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.