noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The villain kidnapping the love interest in a film is a bit of a cliché." language writing communication phrase word literature style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A stereotype (printing plate). Examples : "The old printing press used heavy cliches to stamp the same image onto hundreds of pages. " language writing style phrase communication culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To use a cliché; to make up a word or a name that sounds like a cliché. Examples : "The fantasy author, struggling to find a name for a wise old wizard, ultimately cliches it by calling him "Merlinus the All-Knowing." " language word writing communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
