What does justesse in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word justesse in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use justesse in French.

The word justesse in French means accuracy, precision, accuracy, precision, accuracy, correctness, relevance, pertinence, aptness, faithful, true, rightfully, only just, barely, narrowly, narrowly escape, narrowly escape from, win by a narrow margin, win by the narrowest of margins. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word justesse

accuracy, precision

nom féminin (exactitude)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il écoute la pendule sonner avec justesse.
He listens to the clock chiming with precision.

accuracy, precision

nom féminin (précision)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aux fléchettes, il vise avec justesse.
Playing darts, he aims with great accuracy.

accuracy, correctness

nom féminin (sans erreur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ses professeurs louent la justesse de calcul de cet enfant.
The child's teachers praise the accuracy (or: correctness) of his calculations.

relevance, pertinence, aptness

nom féminin (pertinence)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai apprécié la justesse de sa remarque.
I appreciated the aptness of his remark.

faithful, true

nom féminin (qualité d'un organe de perception)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il est très bon en musique, il a une justesse de l'oreille.
He is very good at music. He has a faithful ear.

rightfully

locution adverbiale (fort à propos)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Il répond toujours avec justesse.

only just, barely, narrowly

locution adverbiale (qui a presque échoué, réussi de peu)

Le temps de ce coureur lui a permis de se qualifier de justesse.

narrowly escape

locution verbale (éviter l'emprise de [qch])

Mon frère a échappé de justesse à la mort.
My brother narrowly escaped death.

narrowly escape from

locution verbale (éviter l'emprise de [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

win by a narrow margin, win by the narrowest of margins

locution verbale (arriver le premier de fort peu)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce marathonien a gagné de justesse.

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