je ne sais quoi
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English
Etymology
From French je ne sais quoi, literally ‘I don't know what’.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˌʒə nə sɛ ˈkwɑː/
Noun
je ne sais quoi (uncountable)
- An intangible quality that makes something distinctive or attractive.
- She has a certain je ne sais quoi about her.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ʒən.sɛˈkwa/, /ʒənəsɛˈkwa/
Noun
- a certain something, je ne sais quoi