The difference between Je ne sais quoi and Something

When used as nouns, je ne sais quoi means an indefinable quality that makes something distinctive or attractive, whereas something means an object whose nature is yet to be defined.


Something is also pronoun with the meaning: an uncertain or unspecified thing.

Something is also adverb with the meaning: somewhat.

Something is also verb with the meaning: applied to an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.

Something is also adjective with the meaning: having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.

check bellow for the other definitions of Je ne sais quoi and Something

  1. Je ne sais quoi as a noun:

    An indefinable quality that makes something distinctive or attractive.

    Examples:

    "She has a certain je ne sais quoi about her."

  1. Something as a pronoun:

    An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.

    Examples:

    "I must have forgotten to pack something, but I can't think what."

    "I have something for you in my bag."

    "I have a feeling something good is going to happen today."

  2. Something as a pronoun (colloquial, of someone or something):

    A quality to a moderate degree.

    Examples:

    "The performance was something of a disappointment."

    "That child is something of a genius."

  3. Something as a pronoun (colloquial, of a person):

    A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.

    Examples:

    "She has a certain something."

  4. Something as a pronoun (colloquial, often with [[really]] or [[quite]]):

    Somebody or something who is superlative in some way.

    Examples:

    "He's really something! I've never heard such a great voice."

    "She's quite something. I can't believe she would do such a mean thing."

  1. Something as an adjective:

    Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.

  1. Something as an adverb (degree):

    Somewhat; to a degree.

    Examples:

    "The baby looks something like his father."

  2. Something as an adverb (degree, colloquial):

    To a high degree.

  1. Something as a verb:

    Applied to an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.

  1. Something as a noun:

    An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

  2. Something as a noun:

    An object whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g., from words of a song. Also used to refer to an object earlier indefinitely referred to as 'something' (pronoun sense).

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