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Definitions for Cliche

[1] a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox.
[2] (in art, literature, drama, etc.) a trite or hackneyed plot, character development, use of color, musical expression, etc.
[3] anything that has become trite or commonplace through overuse.
[4] British Printing . a stereotype or electrotype plate. a reproduction made in a like manner.
[5] trite; hackneyed; stereotyped; clichéd.
[6] a word or expression that has lost much of its force through overexposure, as for example the phrase it's got to get worse before it gets better
[7] an idea, action, or habit that has become trite from overuse
[8] printing , mainly British a stereotype or electrotype plate

Words related to Cliche

clichéadage, banality, bromide, buzzword, commonplace, motto, platitude, proverb, saying, shibboleth, slogan, stereotype, truism, triviality, chestnut, corn, counterword, potboiler, prosaism, triteness

Words nearby Cliche

clichéclew up, cli, clianthus, cliburn, clichy, cliché, clichéd, click, click beetle, click fraud, click stop

Origin of Cliche

é1825–35; < French: stereotype plate, stencil, cliché, noun use of past participle of clicher to make such a plate, said to be imitative of the sound of the metal pressed against the matrix

Word origin for Cliche

éC19: from French, from clicher to stereotype; imitative of the sound made by the matrix when it is dropped into molten metal

Synonyms for Cliche

adage, banality, boiler plate, bromide, buzzword, chestnut, commonplace, corn, counterword, familiar tune, motto, old story, platitude, potboiler, prosaism, proverb, rubber stamp, saying, shibboleth, slogan, stale saying, stereotype, threadbare phrase, trite remark, triteness, triviality, truism, vapid expression