word (just the right . . . or phrase) n.: mot juste [French].
The first entry below symbolizes what this website is all about–the importance of words, the importance of great words, and the importance of choosing just the right word for the right occasion:
That words matter has few dissenters, especially among those who try to make sense with them. The right word is the writer’s Holy Grail. Often elusive, the mot juste is the lullaby that sends one into rapturous sleep, while its evil twin—the ill-chosen word—an have the opposite effect. (Kathleen Parker, “Putting Words to Rest,” Oakland Tribune, 7/8/2006.)
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