the mot juste



the mot juste

  (formal)
the word or phrase that exactly describes what you want to say I'm searching for the mot juste to describe him. Unusual, I think, is the best way of saying it.
See also: mot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hendry-Scottish
AssumpciÓ-Catalan
Gopal-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
Gwynn-Welsh
Garrison['gærisn]
Rikoṙee-koJapanese