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Synonyms for bon mot

  • noun

Most common

quip repartee witticism re-mark mot

All synonyms

Noun

1. Repartee

repartee, quip, witticism

Other

re-mark, mot

Definitions

  1. n. 1

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

Related words

Other spellings
bon-mot bonmot

Example sentences

  • quip That quip was just not funny enough.
  • mot The MOT found some serious defects in Mary's car.

By length

3 letters
mot
4 letters
quip1
8 letters
repartee3
9 letters
witticism

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (repartee3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
bon mot
Italiano
battuta
Deutsch
Bonmot