bon mot

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bon mot (literally “good word”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɒn məʊ/, /bɒ̃ məʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /bɑn moʊ/ === Noun === bon mot (plural bons mots or bon mots) A clever saying, phrase, or witticism; often, a witty riposte in dialogue. Synonyms: quip, remark, repartee, witticism ==== Alternative forms ==== bonmot bon-mot ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== l'esprit de l'escalier mot juste == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bon mot (literally “good word”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔn ˈmoː/, [bɔ̃ ˈmoː] Hyphenation: bon mot === Noun === bon mot n (plural bon mots or bons mots, no diminutive) bon mot (clever saying, phrase, or witticism) == French == === Etymology === Literally, “good word”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔ̃ mo/ Hyphenation: bon mot === Noun === bon mot m (plural bons mots) bon mot (clever saying, phrase, or witticism) Synonym: mot d'esprit Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bon,‎ mot. ==== Derived terms ==== → Dutch: bon mot → Indonesian: bon mot → English: bon mot → German: Bonmot → Polish: bon mot → Russian: бонмо́ (bonmó) ==== See also ==== jeu de mots mot juste avoir le mot pour rire == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch bon mot (“bon mot”), Borrowed from French bon mot (literally “good word”). === Noun === bon mot bon mot (clever saying, phrase, or witticism) === Further reading === “bon mot”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French bon mot (literally “good word”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔw̃ ˈmɔ/ Syllabification: bon mot === Noun === bon mot m inan (indeclinable) (literary) bon mot (clever saying, phrase, or witticism) ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable, or declined like most masculine inanimate nouns: === Further reading === bon mot in Polish dictionaries at PWN