cachet
/kæˈʃeɪ/
cachet noun: a seal, as of a letter.
Noun
cachet (countable and uncountable, plural cachets)
- A seal, as of a letter.
- A special characteristic or quality; prestige, especially via association.
- I remember when this diner was a quiet hangout, but lately it seems to be losing its cachet.
- In fact, within the Waffen-SS as a whole, the carrying of a personal weapon such as a pistol or a submachine-gun in addition to or instead of the issue rifle became something of a cachet.1993, Bruce Quarrie, Waffen-SS Soldier: 1940–45, page 12
- Synonyms:
- charm, je ne sais quoi, magic touch, oomph, zing
- A commemorative stamped design or inscription on an envelope, other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage.
- The Alcatraz pelican cachet turned out to have a unique history of its own which had been lost over the years. Master cachet designer and artist John Coulthard (1903-1966) of 17 Elm Street Modesto, California, was the creator of the stamp.2011, Jerry Lewis Champion Jr., The Fading Voices of Alcatraz, page 160
- A sealed envelope containing an item whose price is being negotiated.
- The most romantic rite of bargaining is the cachet; even its name suggests a thrilling secrecy. The cachet is used when a broker negotiates the sale of a diamond.2011, Alicia Oltuski, Precious Objects: A Story of Diamonds, Family, and a Way of Life, page 47
- A capsule containing a pharmaceutical preparation.
- In order to facilitate taking by the patient, powders are often ordered to be dispensed in cachets.1907, Pharmaceutical Journal, volume 79, page 101
- One cachet on an empty stomach first thing in the morning, a second in one and a half hours, a third in one hour afterwards, and a fourth two hours later.1915, American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record, volume 63, page 237
- A hidden location from which one can observe birds while remaining unseen.
- On my way back to my cachet I met another party of reed-buntings, one of which I bagged; then I sat in my hiding-place for an hour, waiting for geese that never came within range.1901, Henry Seebohm, The Birds of Siberia, published 2011, page 81
Verb
cachet (third-person singular simple present cachets, present participle cacheting, simple past and past participle cacheted)
- To mark (an envelope) with a commemorative stamped design or inscription.
cachet meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
cachet in Tamil
- சிமிழ், செப்பு, மருந்துக் குளிகை, முத்திரை, நாணயமுடைமை குறித்த தனிமுறைப் பொறிப்பு, போலியிலிருந்து பிரித்தறியும் சின்னம்
cachet in Urdu
- مہر
cachet in Malayalam
- status, prestige, prestigious-ness
- മാന്യപദവി, അന്തസ്സ്, മാന്യത, മാന്യത്വം, പേരും പെരുമയും, പ്രശസ്തി
cachet in Kannada
- ಸೋಹೆ, ಗುರುತು, ಕುರುಹು, ಸೀಲು, ಛಾಪು, ಮುದ್ರೆ
Examples of cachet in a sentence
- There is no cachet in the Democratic Party.[…]"2005, David Horowitz, The Shadow Party, page 206:
- This class of bottled water dominates the U.S. market and consumers seem to prefer the cachet of spring water to processed municipal waters.2010, Peter H. Gleick, Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water, unnumbered page:
- Men like Jerome, Belmont, and Travers thought they would accomplish this by lending their social approval and cachet to the sport, thereby giving it the appearance of wholesomeness.2010, Maryjean Wall, How Kentucky Became Southern, page 176:
- Cachet powers the often elusive concept “cool”; nothing can be cool without associations to particular groups of high-status individuals, namely, musicians, celebrities, and popular teens.2022, W. David Marx, chapter 3, in Status and Culture, Viking, →ISBN:
Synonyms of cachet
Forms of cachet
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | cachets |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | cachets |
| present participle | cacheting |
| past participle | cacheted |
| past | cacheted |
Origin of cachet
Borrowed from French cachet, first appearing in Scottish English, from 1630.
Phrases with cachet
Words that rhyme with cachet
Questions about cachet
- What does cachet mean?
- Cachet means a seal, as of a letter.
- What is cachet in Tamil?
- Cachet in Tamil is சிமிழ், செப்பு, மருந்துக் குளிகை. See Cachet meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use cachet in a sentence?
- There is no cachet in the Democratic Party.[…]"
- What part of speech is cachet?
- Cachet can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce cachet?
- Cachet is pronounced /kæˈʃeɪ/.
- What is the plural of cachet?
- The plural of cachet is cachets.
Words near cachet in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cachet (page history and authors); cachet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cachet (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cachet (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); cachet (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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