cli|ché

cli|ché
cli|ché «klee SHAY», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. an expression or idea worn out by long use. “Father Time,” “white as snow,” and “cheeks like roses” are clichés. »

Our complacent cliché is that nervous breakdowns are a prerogative of the rich (Dwight Macdonald).

 SYNONYM(S): platitude, commonplace.
2. a trite or overused plot, scene, effect, or the like: »

The show tamely follows the musical comedy cliché of a woman voluntarily tied to a scoundrel (Saturday Review).

 SYNONYM(S): stereotype.
3. an electrotype or stereotype plate.
–adj.
hackneyed; stereotyped: »

Heroes standing for greatness in the traditional mold tend to become colorless and cliché (Daniel J. Boorstin).

╂[< French cliché, past participle of clicher to stereotype]

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  • cli·ché — …   Useful english dictionary

  • ché — at·ta·ché; bou·ché; ché·be·ro; cou·ché; dé·bou·ché; dé·ta·ché; écor·ché; ha·ché; le·clan·ché; pa·na·ché; pen·ché; plan·ché·ite; po·ché; re·cher·ché; bro·ché; cli·ché; tou·ché; bal·ché; cle·ché; four·ché; …   English syllables

  • cliché — cli·ché …   English syllables

  • cliché — cli•ché or cli•che [[t]kliˈʃeɪ, klɪ [/t]] n. 1) a trite, stereotyped expression, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox[/ex] 2) a trite or hackneyed plot, character development, use of form, musical style, etc 3) anything that has become trite… …   From formal English to slang

  • cliché — cli|ché [ kli ʃeı, kli,ʃeı ] noun count a phrase or idea that is boring because people use it a lot and it is no longer original ╾ cli|chéd adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Cliché — Cli|ché [kli ʃe:]: ↑Klischee …   Universal-Lexikon

  • cliché — cli·ché s.m.inv. ES fr. TS tipogr., edit. 1a. matrice zincografica usata per l inserimento delle immagini nella stampa tipografica 1b. matrice di piombo o altro materiale usata per la riproduzione in stereotipia Sinonimi: 1lastra, stereotipia,… …   Dizionario italiano

  • Cliché — Cli|ché 〈[ ʃe:] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; fig.〉 = Klischee (3) …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • cliché — cli|ché [ˈkli:ʃeı US kli:ˈʃeı] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: , past participle of clicher to print from a metal plate ] an idea or phrase that has been used so much that it is not effective or does not have any meaning any longer ▪ There… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Cliché — Cli|ché [kli ʃe:] vgl. ↑Klischee …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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