je ne sais quoi

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From French je ne sais quoi, literally ‘I know not what’.

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• IPA: /ˌʒə nə sɛ ˈkwɑ:/

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je ne sais quoi (uncountable)

1. An intangible quality that makes something distinctive or attractive.

   She has a certain je ne sais quoi about her.

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʒə nə sɛ kwa/

[edit] Noun

je ne sais quoi m

1. certain something, je ne sais quoi