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Elusive quality
Answer for the clue "Elusive quality ", 15 letters:
je ne sais quoi
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Wikipedia
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" Je ne sais quoi " is an Icelandic dancepop song composed by Örlygur Smári and Hera Björk and performed by Hera Björk, and was the Icelandic entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 , held in Oslo , Norway on 25, 27 and 29 May 2010. The performance took ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"an inexpressible something," French, literally "I do not know what."[T]hey are troubled with the je-ne-scay-quoy , that faign themselves sick out of niceness but know not where their own grief lies, or what ayls them. [Thomas Blount, "Glossographia," 1656] ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An intangible quality that makes something distinctive or attractive.
Usage examples of je ne sais quoi.
I believe that Richard chose her for me because she bears a certain resemblance to you, not just physically, but a certain je ne sais quoi.
And this had a je ne sais quoi de sinistre about it which sent pleasurable chills racing along his spinal column.