cliché
English
/ˈkliːʃeɪ/, /kliːˈʃeɪ/
noun
Definitions
- Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude.
- (printing) A stereotype (printing plate).
Etymology
Borrowed from French cliché.
Origin
French
cliché
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cliché-ridden English
- clichéd English
- clichédly English
- clichédness English
- clichély English
- unclichéd English
- Klischee German
- Klitsch German
- cliché Italian
- cliché Dutch, Flemish
- cliché French
- клише Russian
- cliché Spanish, Castilian
- klisjé Norwegian Bokmål
- kliché Swedish
- klisché Swedish
- cliché Polish
- klisjé Norwegian Nynorsk
- klišé Czech
- kliŝo Esperanto
- clixé Catalan, Valencian
- klisja Icelandic
- клише Bulgarian
- clicher Middle French
- клише Macedonian
- klišé Slovak