Cliche Definition

klēzhā
cliches
noun
A stereotype printing plate.
Webster's New World
An expression or idea that has become trite.
Webster's New World
A person or character whose behavior is predictable or superficial.
American Heritage

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. [from 19th c.]

Kidnapping the love interest during a film is a bit of a cliché.
Wiktionary
Informal form of cliché.
Wiktionary
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Antonyms:
adjective
Clichéd.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Cliche

Noun

Singular:
cliche
Plural:
cliches, clichs

Origin of Cliche

  • 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)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French cliché

    From Wiktionary

Cliche Sentence Examples

  • While this seems like a cliche, it is true.

  • It is very easy to cross the boundary into cliche.

  • Many sayings are trite or cliche, but don't avoid them solely for that reason.

  • Dark spooky castles haunted by ghosts - what could be more of a cliche?

  • So to use a cliche, it's best to walk before you run.

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Words Starting With

CCLCLI

Words Ending With

EHECHE

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Words Starting With C and Ending With E

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With C6 Letter Words Ending With E