je ne sais quoi

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French je ne sais quoi (literally “I don't know what”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌʒə nə seɪ ˈkwɑː/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌʒə nə seɪ ˈkwɑ/ (emulating French) IPA(key): /ˌʒə n(ə) sɛ ˈkwɑː/ Rhymes: -ɑː === Noun === je ne sais quoi (plural je ne sais quoi) An indefinable quality that makes something distinctive or attractive. ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Alternative forms === je-ne-sais-quoi === Etymology === Literally, “I don't know what”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒə n(ə) sɛ kwa/ Rhymes: -a === Noun === je ne sais quoi m (invariable) a certain something, je ne sais quoi (intangible quality that makes something distinctive) Synonyms: Dieu sait quoi (literally “God knows what”), on ne sait quoi (literally “one doesn't know what”) ==== See also ==== je ne sais pas