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Meaning of "bons mots" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BONS MOTS

bons mots  [bɔ̃ mo] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BONS MOTS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bons mots is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BONS MOTS

bonniest
bonnilasse
bonnily
bonniness
bonnock
bonny
bonnyclabber
bonobo
Bononia
Bonporti
bons vivants
bonsai
bonsela
bonspiel
bontebok
Bontempelli
bonus
bonus ball
bonus issue
bonus number

WORDS THAT END LIKE BONS MOTS

at a rate of knots
boots
bots
cowboy boots
grass roots
grass-roots
gumboots
hiking boots
hoots
hots
in cahoots
lots
riding boots
roots
rubber boots
Scots
the haves and have-nots
toots
top boots
trots

Synonyms and antonyms of bons mots in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BONS MOTS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bons mots» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bons mots
barb · funny · gag · jest · jibe · joke · quip · sally · witticism

Translation of «bons mots» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BONS MOTS

Find out the translation of bons mots to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bons mots from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bons mots» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

丝宝冶游
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bons mots
570 millions of speakers

English

bons mots
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Bons Mots
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحلوى الفحوص السنوية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

боны словечки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bons mots
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন মট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bons mots
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bons mots
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bonmots
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボンMOTS
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

BONS MOTS
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bons mots
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bons mots
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போன்ஸ் mots
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बन्स mots
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bons mots
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bons mots
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bons mots
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бони слівця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bons Mots
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bons mots
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bons mots
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bons mots
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bons mots
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bons mots

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BONS MOTS»

The term «bons mots» is normally little used and occupies the 119.285 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BONS MOTS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bons mots» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bons mots» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bons mots

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BONS MOTS»

Discover the use of bons mots in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bons mots and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Speculative Remark: One of Hegel's Bons Mots
Nancy's The Speculative Remark played a significant role in transforming the practice of philosophy away from system building to analysis of specific linguistic detail.
Jean-Luc Nancy, 2001
2
Les Bons Mots: How to Amaze Tout Le Monde with Everyday French
Les Bons Mots will help you add the piece de resistance to any conversation.
Eugene Ehrlich, 2013
3
We are amused: over 500 years of bons mots by and about the ...
This unique collection of royal wit and wisdom brings together many hundreds of gems, both sacred and profane, which have fallen from the lips and the pens of royalty, from Henry VIII to Prince William.
Alan Hamilton, 2003
4
Amusements serious and comical, or a new collection of ...
Charles Du Fresny. CXXI. SCIENCES QUELQUEFOIS in un LE S. UN Maître h Jrts , réduit à la dernière extrémité , s'adreslà, pour a- voir quelque secours , à un Serrurier qui travailloit dans h. Boutique, Le Serrurier lui demanda pourquoi il ...
Charles Du Fresny, 1719
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Amusements Serious and Comical; Or a New Collection of ...
Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.This collection reveals the ...
Charles Riviere Dufresny, 2010
6
Garner's Modern American Usage
The plural is traditionally formed in the French way—bons mots (pronounced / bohn mohz/). E.g.: • “The ambassadorial corps, while justly renowned for bons mots and clever embassy patter, was even more brilliant.” Kevin Chaffee, “An Exotic ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
7
Yorick's Jests: Or, Wit's Common-place Book, Arranged on a ...
Or, Wit's Common-place Book, Arranged on a New Plan. Being a Choice Collection of Humourous Jests, Happy Bons Mots, ... To which is Added, a Choice Selection of Toasts and Sentiments. YORICK's JEST S. ROYAL BONS MOTS, &c.
‎1790
8
The Humorist's Own Book: A Cabinet of Original and Selected ...
A Cabinet of Original and Selected Anecdotes, Bons Mots, Sports of Fancy, and Traits of Character ... a secluded walk near the town, the widow of a poor clergyman, to whose support, and that of her children, his lordship had liberally ...
‎1833
9
The Edinburgh Medley of Entertainment: Being a New and ...
Being a New and Extensive Selection of Historical Anecdotes, Bons Mots, and Witty Stories. Equally Adapted to Amuse the Mind, Improve the Fancy, and Meliorate the Heart. the Pallet in hand, to the infinite loss of so- Cietyi IN the war carried ...
‎1800
10
The Humourist's Own Book: A Cabinet of Original and Selected ...
A Cabinet of Original and Selected Anecdotes, Bons Mots, Sports of Fancy, and Traits of Character : Intended to Furnish Occasion for Reflection as Well as Mirth. a secluded walk near the town, the widow of a poor clergyman, to whose support  ...
‎1835

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BONS MOTS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bons mots is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mislaid & The Wallcreeper by Nell Zink review – audacious and …
They are mostly surface; it's easy to admire their wit and bons mots but harder to feel deeply for them. Even so, it's clear that Mislaid marks the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Sauver les Guignols de l'info?
Qu'elle m'indique les bons mots et les mauvais mots, les mots autorisés et les mots interdits. Qu'elle redéfinisse les canons de la profession de ... «Le Figaro, Jul 15»
3
The Importance of Being Earnest
"We live, I regret to say, in an age of surfaces," is one of Lady Bracknell's more resonant bons mots, more pertinent than ever today, as she ... «The Stage, Jul 15»
4
Review: 'Shows for Days,' With Patti LuPone as a Diva With Depth
In between the bons mots, there are moments of hard, cold truth telling. Some of these rather embarrassingly involve the importance of artistic ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
5
CS Video: Alan Rickman and Kate Winslet on Reuniting for A tiny …
... the King's bisexual brother, smirking his way through stale bons mots. But the film's pretensions toward depth are seen through all too easily. «iFreePress.com, Jun 15»
6
Onde de choc à CHOI
«Merci pour les bons mots! Difficile de quitter Radio X, mais les souvenirs resteront à jamais gravés dans ma mémoire!» —Jérôme Landry, sur ... «Le Journal de Montréal, Jun 15»
7
Süleyman Demirel, former Turkish president, 1924-2015
He was known for his bons mots. A journalist once asked him to describe how Turkey was at the time. “To put it in one word,” he replied, “good. «Financial Times, Jun 15»
8
TV Minus the TV: Game of Thrones does it for the watch, and …
Everybody talks like a Bond villain, spewing curlicued bons mots about life and death, the dark nature of man, deception, and whatever other ... «Random Nerds, Jun 15»
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The Festival of Insignificance review – Milan Kundera lacks vim
... but still full of wit and verve and wonderfully quotable bons mots (I had taken to smoking Gitanes and wearing black turtlenecks by this point). «The Guardian, Jun 15»
10
Review: Kevin Brass's The Cult of Truland: The glittery SoCal celeb …
For several entertaining years (2004-10), Kevin Brass was the Chronicle's media reporter, delivering sharp insight and breezy bons mots, as in ... «Austin Chronicle, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bons mots [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bons-mots>. Apr 2024 ».
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