What's that word? Mot juste, sucka!

[ThatsWhatHeSaid]

Mot juste (mo zhüst) Exactly the right word or expression. [French : mot, word + juste, right.]

I've fantasized about this thread for years. A place to go for help when we can't find the perfect word for our sentences. I know I'm not the only one. Ready? I'll start. Also, please embolden your questions so we can scroll through the thread with greater...something.




"It was more a request for evidence, but historically, the Nobel prize is not given to tyrants and frauds. It's not proof that the Dalai Lama is a noble person, but it's an indication that, at the very least, creates a presumption of ____________."

Moral uprightness? Moral upstanding? I'm looking for one word. :steam:

 

[disregard]

Righteousness?

 

[disregard]

Rectitude!

 

[disregard]

Probity

 

[ThatsWhatHeSaid]

I like, but it hasn't hit the spot.

 

[disregard]

*throws a heavy dictionary at you*

 

[ThatsWhatHeSaid]

Thaaaaat got it.

 

[ThatGirl]

Virtue?

 

[ergophobe]

integrity?

 

[Qre:us]

^ like.

promoting positive intent (??)

 

[Thalassa]

authenticity?

actually I think integrity was good...

 

[ThatsWhatHeSaid]

Integrity was the best, but it still didn't hit the spot.

Edit: Good news. I looked up synonyms for "uprightness," but only for an entry for "upright." "Erect" popped up as one of the choices, and after transforming it into a noun, believe I have located the mot juste:

It was more a request for evidence, but historically, the Nobel prize is not given to tyrants and frauds. It's not proof that the Dalai Lama is a noble person, but it's an indication that, at the very least, creates a presumption of moral erection.

 

[ergophobe]

Did you mean moral erectness in which case rectitude from Disregard would make the most sense.

 

[ThatsWhatHeSaid]

No, I'm pretty sure "moral erection" was it.

"Damn, that speech was amazing! It gave me a moral erection."