Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cliché

plural of cliché

(transitive, intransitive) To use a cliché; to make up a word or a name that sounds like a cliché.

(proscribed) clichéd; having the characteristics of a cliché

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.

Rare spelling of clichéd.

(rare) simple past tense and past participle of cliché

present participle of cliché

(art) A technique of reproducing images in which a glass plate coated with collodion is etched with a burin and then photographed against a black background

(art) A method of either etching, painting or drawing on a transparent surface, such as glass or film, and printing the resulting image on light-sensitive paper in a photographic darkroom.