cliché in Arabic
عِبَارَةٌ مُتَدَاوَلَة ʕibāratun mutadāwala
UK/ˈkliː.ʃeɪ//kliˈʃeɪ/
cliché in Arabic: عِبَارَةٌ مُتَدَاوَلَة (ʕibāratun mutadāwala), كْلِيشِيه (klīšīh), رَوْسَم (rawsam). In English, cliché means 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.
Arabic words for cliché
- overused phrase or expression
- عِبَارَةٌ مُتَدَاوَلَة ʕibāratun mutadāwala, كْلِيشِيه klīšīh, رَوْسَم rawsam
- anything else that is overused
- رَوْسَم rawsam
English meaning of 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.
- noun A stereotype (printing plate).
- adjective Clichéd; having the characteristics of a cliché.
- verb To use a cliché; to make up a word or a name that sounds like a cliché.
cliché in a sentence
- The villain kidnapping the love interest is a bit of a cliché.
- I know it's a bit of a cliché, but love really does conquer all.
Synonyms of cliché
cliché in other languages
Questions about cliché in Arabic
- What is the meaning of cliché in Arabic?
- Cliché in Arabic is عِبَارَةٌ مُتَدَاوَلَة (ʕibāratun mutadāwala), كْلِيشِيه (klīšīh), رَوْسَم (rawsam).
- ما معنى كلمة cliché؟
- Cliché: عِبَارَةٌ مُتَدَاوَلَة (ʕibāratun mutadāwala), كْلِيشِيه (klīšīh), رَوْسَم (rawsam).
- What does cliché mean in English?
- Cliché means 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.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cliché (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-us-cliché.ogg.
Cite this page: “cliché meaning in Arabic.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/arabic/clich%C3%A9. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
