Associations to the word «Cliché»

Wiktionary

CLICHÉ, noun. 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.]
CLICHÉ, noun. (printing) A stereotype (printing plate).
CLICHE, noun. Alternative form of cliché

Dictionary definition

CLICHE, noun. A trite or obvious remark.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne