cliché

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (rhetoric) 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.
2. A stereotype (printing plate).

Adj

Clichéd; having the characteristics of a cliché.

Verb

To use a cliché; to make up a word or a name that sounds like a cliché.

Sinonieme

stereotype

platitude

commonplace

printing plate

cliche

stock phrase

adagial

proverbial

rigid

routine

static

Vertalings

Klischee

cliché

cliché

cliché

tópico

clisé

cliché

gemeenplaats

platitude

chavão

clixé

στερεότυπο

clichê

tarte à la crème

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈkliːʃeɪ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Unadapted borrowing from French cliché.