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Meaning of je ne sais quoi | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
/ˌʒə nə seɪ ˈkwɑː/

Definitions

An indefinable quality that makes something distinctive or attractive.

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Examples

“She has a certain je ne sais quoi about her.”
“"Say, you others, I find that the Englishman has something of truly distinguished in the voice, something of sympathetic, of touching—something of je ne sais quoi!" Bouchardy: "Yes, yes—something of je ne sais quoi! That's the very phrase— […]"”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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