English Dictionary
Definition of “cachet”
cachet (ˈkæʃeɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- an official seal on a document, letter, etc
- a distinguishing mark; stamp
- prestige; distinction
- philately
- a mark stamped by hand on mail for commemorative purposes
- a small mark made by dealers and experts on the back of postage stamps Compare overprint (sense 3)
, surcharge (sense 5)
- a hollow wafer, formerly used for enclosing an unpleasant-tasting medicine
Word Origin
C17: from Old French, from cacher to hide
Synonyms
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prestige,
credit,
status,
importance,
distinction,
esteem,
standing,
stature,
eminence,
kudos,
Usage examples
There was a cachet about staying in the hotel on Carlos Place that more than made up for any slights he had to endure.
Pacter, Trudi, Yellow Bird (1993)Its eponymous global brand carries a hi-tech cachet that comes at a price that only the top end of the market can afford.
Business Today (1999)But risk-taking has so much more cachet than measured action.
Globe and Mail (2003)The architects, the ML Design Group, have worked hard to make buyers feel they are also getting a certain cachet.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)`Cybill needed to work with a director with that cachet ,' says the agent in justification.
John Baxter, DE NIRO: A Biography (2002)
