Usually means: Precise word for the situation.
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  1. mot juste: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. mot juste: Merriam-Webster
  3. mot juste: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. mot juste: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. mot juste: Collins English Dictionary
  6. mot juste: Vocabulary.com
  7. mot juste: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. mot juste: Wiktionary
  9. mot juste: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. mot juste: Dictionary.com
  11. mot juste: Rhymezone
  12. mot juste: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  13. mot juste: FreeDictionary.org
  14. mot juste: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. mot juste: Foreign Words and Phrases
  16. mot juste: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. the mot juste: Idioms
  2. mot juste: Wordcraft Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (mot juste)

▸ noun:  The perfectly appropriate word or phrase for the situation.

Similar:
malapropoism, malapropism, moment, one of those things, miswording, dysphemism, misappellation, malaprop, near miss, misnomer, more...

Opposite:
malapropism, solecism, misspeak, blunder, faux pas

Types:
le mot juste, euphemism, jargon, neologism, slang, more...

Phrases:
le mot juste, more...

Adjectives:
letter perfect, proper, exact, true, perfect, spot on, pat, express, precise, accurate, alright

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Similar:
malapropoism, malapropism, moment, one of those things, miswording, dysphemism, misappellation, malaprop, near miss, misnomer, more...

Opposite:
malapropism, solecism, misspeak, blunder, faux pas

Types:
le mot juste, euphemism, jargon, neologism, slang, more...

Phrases:
le mot juste, more...

Adjectives:
letter perfect, proper, exact, true, perfect, spot on, pat, express, precise, accurate, alright



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