mot juste
noun
the exact, appropriate word.
mots justes
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pluralof mot juste.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And it’s the sensibility behind the words that makes them more than just an artful arrangement of mots justes.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2014
If it were possible to calculate the frequency of mots justes in a piece of prose, Franzen's ranking would be through the roof.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the spectacle of Flaubert writing in mots justes a grand larkish extravaganza cannot be conjured up by fancy.
From The Author's Craft by Arnold Bennett
