Malcolm Turnbull has assured reporters his wife Lucy found the French President's description of her as "delicious" both flattering and charming.
Emmanuel Macron's use of the word raised some eyebrows on Wednesday, when he ended a meeting with Mr Turnbull in Sydney with the following comment:
"I want to thank you for your welcome — thank you, and your delicious wife."
Mr Macron's brief visit is only the second time a serving French president has been to Australia.
His use of the unusual term "delicious" to describe Mrs Turnbull attracted a flurry of interest amid the discussions about trade and strategic interests in the Pacific.
On Thursday, Mr Turnbull insisted no diplomatic drama had ensued.
"Lucy was very flattered and she has asked me to say that she found the President's compliment as charming as it was memorable," he said.
"It was a great visit. President Macron charmed Australia, he certainly charmed all of us, all the Turnbulls."
Mr Turnbull insisted the visit had further strengthened relations between Australia and France.
The two leaders held an official meeting last year at the Elysee Palace shortly after Mr Macron became President.
Mr Macron flies to France's Pacific island territory of New Caledonia tomorrow.
New Caledonia is holding an independence referendum in November.
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