Definition of Bon mot

1. Noun. A clever remark.

Exact synonyms: Mot
Generic synonyms: Humor, Humour, Wit, Witticism, Wittiness
Geographical relationships: France, French Republic

Definition of Bon mot

1. Noun. A clever saying, phrase or witticism; often, a witty riposte in dialogue. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bon Mot

bombycids
bombycine
bombycinous
bombycoid
bombykol
bombykols
bombylious
bombyx
bombyxes
bommie
bommies
bon
bon-accord
bon-bon
bon appetit
bon mot
bon mots
bon sao
bon silene
bon ton
bon vivant
bon voyage
bona
bona fida
bona fide
bona fides
bona peritura
bona roba
bona robas
bona vacantia

Literary usage of Bon mot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"This is what is called a bon-mot. The journal which cites one is called upon to ... But this director's bon-mot was not invented, I think, but fell from the ..."

2. History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century by William Randolph Hearst (1851)
"BON-MOT OP A COACHMAN. Commendation beforehand is usually but a bad preface to a jest, or to anything else; yet I must say that I never heard anything more ..."

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