Cliché Definition
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French clicher, “to stereotype”, originally “to copy”. Onomatopoeia, possibly influenced by German Klitsch “pulpy mass”, from the old technique of creating a printing plate.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈkliːʃeɪ/, SAMPA: /"kli:SeI/
- Rhymes: -iːʃeɪ
- (US) enPR: klē-shāʹ, IPA: /kliːˈʃeɪ/, SAMPA: /kli:"SeI/
- Rhymes: -eɪ
Noun
Wikipedia has an article on: ClichéWikipedia cliché (plural clichés)
- 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.
- Kidnapping the love interest during a film is a bit of a cliché.
Usage notes
- The spelling cliche is considered an acceptable alternative, whether or not é is available, as there is no other word in English with this spelling with which it can be confused. (Compare resume.)
Synonyms
- platitude
- See also Wikisaurus:saying
Anagrams
Dutch
Noun
cliché n. (plural clichés)
French
Etymology
Past participle of clicher.
Pronunciation
Noun
cliché m. (plural clichés)
- (printing) A stereotype.
- La reproduction dans la presse de dessins et de photographies se fait au moyen de clichés typographiques.
- (photography) A negative; (by extension) a snapshot.
- Prendre un cliché.
- cliché
- Le type du cliché, c'est le proverbe, immuable et raide; le lieu commun prend autant de formes qu'il y a de combinaisons possibles dans une langue pour énoncer une sottise ou une incontestable vérité.
- En stylistique, on appelle cliché toute expression qui se trouve banalisée par l'emploi trop courant qui en a déjà été fait (l'aurore aux doigts de rose, l'astre des nuits).
Synonyms
- banalité, idée reçue, lieu commun, stéréotype
Descendants
- Czech: klišé
- English: cliché
- Finish: klisee
- German: Klischee
- Portuguese: clichê
- Russian: клише
- Slovene: kliše
- Turkish: klişe
Italian
Noun
cliché m. inv.
Anagrams
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