- trite cliche
- saying that is used too often
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
trite cliche
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trite — [adj] silly, commonplace banal, bathetic, bromidic, chain, cliché, clichéd, common, cornball*, corny*, drained, dull, exhausted, familiar tune*, flat, hackneyed, hokey*, jejune, mildewed*, moth eaten*, musty*, old hat*, ordinary, pedestrian,… … New thesaurus
cliché — [n] overused, hackneyed phrase adage, banality, boiler plate*, bromide, buzzword, chestnut*, commonplace, corn*, counterword, familiar tune, motto, old story*, platitude, potboiler, prosaism, proverb, rubber stamp*, saying, shibboleth, slogan,… … New thesaurus
cliché — [klē shā′] n. [Fr < clicher, to stereotype < Ger klitsch, clump, claylike mass (hence, orig., to pattern in clay)] 1. Archaic a stereotype printing plate 2. an expression or idea that has become trite SYN. PLATITUDE … English World dictionary
cliché — /klee shay , kli /, n. 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 … Universalium
cliché — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stereotype, plate, cut (See printing); truism, commonplace, platitude; banality, triviality, bromide (inf.). See maxim. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. commonplace, platitude, truism, bromide, stereotype,… … English dictionary for students
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
trite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. commonplace, ordinary; hackneyed, stale, old, corny (sl.), Mickey Mouse (sl.); boring, dull; banal. See habit, weariness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. hackneyed, prosaic, stereotyped; see common 1 ,… … English dictionary for students
cliché — also cliche noun Etymology: French, literally, printer s stereotype, from past participle of clicher to stereotype, of imitative origin Date: 1892 1. a trite phrase or expression; also the idea expressed by it 2. a hackneyed theme … New Collegiate Dictionary
cliché — noun /ˈkliːʃeɪ,kliːˈʃeɪ/ 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. Kidnapping the love interest during a… … Wiktionary
cliche — Synonyms and related words: abstraction, banality, banalness, bathetic, bromide, byword, catch phrase, catchword, chestnut, cliched, commonness, commonplace, commonplace expression, commonplaceness, corn, corniness, cry, fad word, familiar tune,… … Moby Thesaurus
