Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A trite or overused expression or idea.
- noun A person or character whose behavior is predictable or superficial.
- adjective Clichéd.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A stereotyped formula; a lifeless copy.
- noun An electrotype or stereotype plate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, or lettering, in relief.
- noun a trite or obvious remark.
- noun a mode of obtaining an impression from a die or woodcut, or the like, by striking it suddenly upon metal which has been fused and is just becoming solid; also, the casting so obtained.
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- noun printing A
stereotype (printing plate).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a trite or obvious remark
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French, past participle of clicher, to stereotype (imitative of the sound made when the matrix is dropped into molten metal to make a stereotype plate).]
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From French cliché
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abraxaszugzwang commented on the word cliché
An overused word. Suggest the pleonastic tired old chesnut
January 19, 2007
uselessness commented on the word cliché
Avoid clichés like the plague.
January 25, 2007
reesetee commented on the word cliché
In stamp collecting, the individual unit that consists of a design of a single stamp, combined with others to make up the complete printing plate. Individual designs on modern one-piece printing plates are referred to as subjects.
August 25, 2008
bilby commented on the word cliché
My observation is that Americans tend to use this as an adjective whereas in Australian English it is always used as a noun.
June 5, 2021