je ne sais quoinoun [ S ]
uk/ˌʒə nə seɪ ˈkwɑː/us/ˌʒə nə seɪ ˈkwɑː/French for 'I don't know what': a pleasing quality that cannot be exactly named or described:
Although he's not conventionally attractive, he has a certain je ne sais quoi that makes him popular with the ladies.
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Foreign words & phrases used in English
- adios
- al fresco
- aloha
- aloo
- alu
- andante
- Angrez
- angst
- bon voyage
- corps de ballet
- déjà vu
- libretto
- operetta
- prima ballerina
- reveille
- scherzo
- smorgasbord
- sonata
- virtuoso
- wanderlust
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