Bon-mot
51mot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. witticism, quip, epigram. See maxim. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bon mot, quip, witticism, remark, adage, maxim; see also proverb , saying . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. witticism, quip, bon mot,… …
52mot — /moh/, n. 1. a pithy or witty remark; bon mot. 2. Archaic. a note on a horn, bugle, etc. [1625 35; < F < LL muttum utterance. See MOTTO] * * * ▪ ancient god West Semitic“Death” ancient West Semitic god of the dead and of all the powers that …
53mot — n. word ; pithy saying; bon mot. ♦ mot juste, word or phrase exactly expressing an idea …
54mot — Synonyms and related words: adage, ana, analects, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, bon mot, boutade, bright idea, bright thought, brilliant idea, byword, catchword, collected sayings, conceit, crack, current saying, dictate, dictum, distich, epigram,… …
55mot — (moh) [French, from Latin: word; utterance] A witty remark or saying. See also bon mot …
56mot — mot1 [məʊ] noun (plural pronounced same or məʊz) short for bon mot. mot2 [mɒt] noun Irish informal a girl or young woman, especially a man s girlfriend. Origin C16: of unknown origin …
57mot — n. Bon mot, pithy saying, witty saying, witticism …
58mot — n witticism, bon mot, quip, pleasantry; pun, catchword, byword; repartee, retort, riposte; epigram, apothegm, motto, gnome, aphorism; maxim, saw, saying, proverb, adage …
59mot — [[t]moʊ[/t]] n. a pithy or witty remark; bon mot • Etymology: 1625–35; < F < LL muttum utterance. Cf. motto …
60Mot-composé — En linguistique, un mot composé est une juxtaposition de deux lexèmes libres permettant d en former un troisième qui soit un lemme (« mot ») à part entière et dont le sens ne se laisse pas forcément deviner par celui des deux… …
