Dictionary

cliché en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈkliː.ʃeɪ/ (UK)
• /kliˈʃeɪ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French cliché.

Meanings

1. (proscribed, sometimes) Clichéd; having the characteristics of a cliché.

Forms

cliché en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈkliː.ʃeɪ/ (UK)
• /kliˈʃeɪ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French cliché.

Meanings

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.
   • I know it's a bit of a cliché, but love really does conquer all.
   • The villain kidnapping the love interest is a bit of a cliché.
   • Clever got me this far Then tricky got me in Eye on what I'm after I don't need another friend Smile and drop the cliche Till you think I'm listening Take just what I came for Then I'm out the door again 2003, “The Package” (hard rock), performed by A Perfect Circle:
   • Don’t believe what they’re saying everything’s is gonna change How could it be ever the same? It’s just a cliché fading Till we go our separate ways 2023, “Remember All The Girls”, performed by The Sherlocks:
2. A stereotype (printing plate).

Forms

Deriveds

clichély · cliché-ridden · cliché verre · clichéd · tired cliché · thought-terminating cliché · line cliché

Relateds

click

Synonyms

convention · adage · dictum · proverb · paroemia · gnomic saying · apothegm · mantra · saw · byword · trope · saying · stereotype · maxim · gnome · platitude · apophthegm

Translations (119)

sv klyscha (overused phrase or expression) · tl gasgas (anything else that is overused) · pl cliché (anything else that is overused) · ko 클리셰 (anything else that is overused) · bg клише́ (overused phrase or expression) · cy ystrydeb (anything else that is overused) · is tugga (overused phrase or expression) · ur کِلِیشے (overused phrase or expression) · eo kliŝo (overused phrase or expression) · ja 常套語 (overused phrase or expression) · fr platitude (anything else that is overused) · de Banalität (overused phrase or expression) · fi klisee (overused phrase or expression) · ka კლიშე (overused phrase or expression) · nl cliché (overused phrase or expression) · sv kliché (overused phrase or expression) · de Plattheit (overused phrase or expression) · ru клише́ (anything else that is overused) · de Versatzstück (anything else that is overused) · mk клише́ (overused phrase or expression) · it cliché (overused phrase or expression) · gl cliché (overused phrase or expression) · nl platitude (overused phrase or expression) · nl gemeenplaats (overused phrase or expression) · fr lieu commun (overused phrase or expression) · pt platitude (overused phrase or expression) · pt clichê (anything else that is overused) · cy ystrydeb (overused phrase or expression) · ja クリシェ (anything else that is overused) · hu közhely (overused phrase or expression) · cs klišé (overused phrase or expression) · fi latteus (overused phrase or expression) · sh клѝше̄ (anything else that is overused) · be клішэ́ (anything else that is overused) · cmn 陳詞濫調 /陈词滥调 (overused phrase or expression) · de Stereotyp (overused phrase or expression) · hu klisé (overused phrase or expression) · es tópico (anything else that is overused) · tr klişe (anything else that is overused) · fa-ira کِلیشِه (overused phrase or expression) · oc lòc comun (overused phrase or expression) · eo kliŝo (anything else that is overused) · ru штамп (anything else that is overused) · he קְלִישָׁאָה (anything else that is overused) · ar رَوْسَم (anything else that is overused) · sk klišé (overused phrase or expression) · pt clichê (overused phrase or expression) · uk кліше́ (anything else that is overused) · lv klišeja (overused phrase or expression) · mi (kupu) rārahu (overused phrase or expression) · de Klischee (overused phrase or expression) · tr klişe (overused phrase or expression) · el κλισέ (overused phrase or expression) · es clisé (overused phrase or expression) · oc cliché (overused phrase or expression) · uz klishe (overused phrase or expression) · ca clixé (anything else that is overused) · sl kliše (overused phrase or expression) · is gömul tugga (overused phrase or expression) · et klišee (overused phrase or expression) · be клішэ́ (overused phrase or expression) · hi क्लीशे (overused phrase or expression) · pl cliché (overused phrase or expression) · it stereotipo (overused phrase or expression) · da kliché (overused phrase or expression) · is klisja (overused phrase or expression) · la platitudo (overused phrase or expression) · pt chavão (overused phrase or expression) · sh клѝше̄ (overused phrase or expression) · de Floskel (overused phrase or expression) · it luogo comune (overused phrase or expression) · ur کْلِیشے (overused phrase or expression) · nb klisjé (overused phrase or expression) · bg клише́ (anything else that is overused) · sh klìšē (anything else that is overused) · ro clișeu (overused phrase or expression) · ja 決まり文句 (overused phrase or expression) · ko 상투어 (overused phrase or expression) · fi klisee (anything else that is overused) · pl frazes (overused phrase or expression) · ar عِبَارَةٌ مُتَدَاوَلَة (overused phrase or expression) · fr lieu commun (anything else that is overused) · pl sztampa (overused phrase or expression) · io klishuro (anything else that is overused) · lt klišė (overused phrase or expression) · cmn 老生常談 /老生常谈 (overused phrase or expression) · es cliché (overused phrase or expression) · pl komunał (overused phrase or expression) · ru клише́ (overused phrase or expression) · de Gemeinplatz (overused phrase or expression) · he קְלִישָׁאָה (overused phrase or expression) · el στερεότυπο (anything else that is overused) · oc ponciu (overused phrase or expression) · az klişe (overused phrase or expression) · ca clixé (overused phrase or expression) · es tópico (overused phrase or expression) · id klise (anything else that is overused) · de Klischee (anything else that is overused) · pt lugar-comum (overused phrase or expression) · ja クリシェ (overused phrase or expression) · io klishuro (overused phrase or expression) · sh klìšē (overused phrase or expression) · cmn 老套 (overused phrase or expression) · id klise (overused phrase or expression) · de Abgedroschenheit (overused phrase or expression) · el στερεότυπο (overused phrase or expression) · ar كْلِيشِيه (overused phrase or expression) · tl gasgas (overused phrase or expression) · pl banał (overused phrase or expression) · uk кліше́ (overused phrase or expression) · ms klise (overused phrase or expression) · ru штамп (overused phrase or expression) · vi sáo ngữ (overused phrase or expression) · hy կլիշե (overused phrase or expression) · ar رَوْسَم (overused phrase or expression) · fr poncif (overused phrase or expression) · ko 클리셰 (overused phrase or expression) · gl cliché (anything else that is overused) · fr cliché (overused phrase or expression)

cliché en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈkliː.ʃeɪ/ (UK)
• /kliˈʃeɪ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French cliché.

Meanings

1. (ambitransitive) To use a cliché; to make up a word or a name that sounds like a cliché.
   • He clichéd at me. He clichéd at me in a perky, condescending tone. 2015, Shonda Rhimes, Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person:

Forms