je ne sais quoi
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Britannica Dictionary definition of JE NE SAIS QUOI
[singular]
sometimes humorous
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a pleasant quality that is hard to describe
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Although the sculpture had flaws, it also had a certain je ne sais quoi that made it very appealing.
◊ In French the phrase je ne sais quoi means literally “I know not what.”
