cliché

Meaning

1. (masculine) stereotype (printing plate)
2. (masculine, negative) negative
3. (broadly, masculine) snapshot
4. (figuratively, masculine) cliché; stereotype (overused phrase or expression)

Concepts

cliché

stereotype

cliche

commonplace

bromide

block

platitude

banality

printing plate

stencil

still

triteness

unoriginality

catch-phrase

hackneyed expression

expression

wayside shrine

cut

impression

negative

phraseology

pigeonhole

plate

shot

stamp

Synonyms

stéréotype

banalité

poncif

formule

lieu commun

négatif

patron

photo

photographie

timbre-poste

stéréotyper

expression

Bildstock

calvaire

épreuve négative

Translations

Klischee

cliché

cliché

cliché

tópico

platitude

klişe

estereotipo

banalità

Abklatsch

clisé

luogo comune

gemeenplaats

Gemeinplatz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kli.ʃe/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: clicher

Inherited from Old French: cliquer

Cognate with Dutch: klikken

Cognate with Low German: klikken

Cognate with German: klicken

Cognate with Danish: klikke

Cognate with Swedish: klicka

Cognate with Middle High German: klitsch

In summary

Past participle of clicher (“to stereotype, (originally) to copy”, literally “to click, clink”), from Middle French clicher, from Old French cliquer (“to click, clack, sound, resound”), of Germanic origin, related to Dutch klikken (“to click, rattle”), Low German klikken (“to click”), German klicken (“to click”), Danish klikke (“to click”), Swedish klicka (“to click”). Probably onomatopoeic, and probably influenced by Middle High German klitsch (“soft, pulpy mass”), from the old technique of creating a printing plate. More at click.