juste-milieu

[ zhyst-mee-lyœ ]

/ ʒüst miˈlyœ /

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noun, plural juste-mi·lieux

[zhyst-mee-lyœ]. /ʒüst miˈlyœ/. French.

a point between two extremes; the golden mean.

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Origin of juste-milieu

Literally, “exact middle”

Except for the love of her sons, the Princess lived in a hostile milieu.
The Day the Fairytale Died|Marilyn Johnson|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Above all, artists deserve a milieu in which musical talent is celebrated and given some acknowledgement in the media.
Music Criticism Has Degenerated Into Lifestyle Reporting|Ted Gioia|March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She deems her work “craft with modern techniques” and has been welcomed into the milieu despite an unconventional approach.
The New Queens of Haute Couture|Sarah Moroz|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And in a literary milieu charged by ideology, this means something.
The Politics of Literature: An interview with Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa|Michael Moynihan|October 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Instead he describes the milieu in which the works were created and received.
Best Year Ever: How 1922 Birthed Modernism|Mark Braude|September 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She had found herself in a milieu that demoralized her; her mind had become like "the dyer's hand, subdued to what it worked in."
Marriage la mode|Mrs. Humphry Ward
One has lost his place, another his title, and a third his money, and they say this all proceeds from the 'juste milieu.'
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
As I have said, our frivolity covered certain purposes which Juste has carried out, and which I am about to execute.
Z. Marcas|Honore de Balzac
Juste lent Marcas two hundred francs in gold, the product of two watches bought on credit, and pawned at the Mont-de-Piete.
Z. Marcas|Honore de Balzac
And Vital showed them a hat of a form and design which was truly expressive of the juste-milieu.
Unconscious Comedians|Honore de Balzac