How to pronounce word in English - English Word Dictionary- Learn English free online - English Learning Online

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

cachet

ca·chet [ ka-ˈshā]

cachet

noun

[ka-ˈshā]

Definition of cachet

1a : a seal used especially as a mark of official approval

b : an indication of approval carrying great prestige
//The president placed his cachet on the project.

2a : a characteristic feature or quality conferring prestige
//regarded the possession of real estate as a cachet of respectability

b : prestige being rich … doesn't have the cachet it used to— Truman Capote

3 : a medicinal preparation for swallowing consisting of a case usually of rice-flour paste enclosing a medicine

4a : a design or inscription on an envelope to commemorate a postal or philatelic event

b : an advertisement forming part of a postage meter impression

c : a motto or slogan included in a postal cancellation (see cancellation sense 3)

Recent Examples on the Web

//The best athletes in Egypt were drawn by squash’s new cachet, which was bolstered when top American universities and prep schools started recruiting here.
— David Segal, New York Times, "A Squash Mystery in Egypt: Is There Something in the Nile?," 1 Nov. 2019
//And as a little guy on campus, he was never afforded the social cachet that came with being good at sports.
— Ben Terris, Washington Post, "Can the Bennet brothers save the Establishment?," 30 Oct. 2019
//The Mustang has such cachet that Ford's first long-range battery-electric car will wear pony car styling cues.
— Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "The 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 packs plenty of smiles per mile," 29 Oct. 2019
//Nancy Drew, meanwhile, has a far longer history and accumulated cachet than Batwoman.
— Hank Stuever, Houston Chronicle, "CW does wrong by Batwoman and Nancy Drew," 4 Oct. 2019
//Winning one championship brings a cachet, an enhanced brand identity, not just to a team but also to individual players.
— Tom Verducci, SI.com, "Why the Red Sox Fired Dave Dombrowski After He Delivered a Championship," 9 Sep. 2019
//Texas may have more resources, a bigger fan base and stronger recruiting cachet in the state, but TCU has been the demonstrably better program in the 2010s.
— Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, "Week 9 observations: Writing off Oklahoma as College Football Playoff contender ridiculous," 31 Aug. 2019
//But Amazon’s focus on low prices and commodity effects has been alienating to an industry that’s focused on glamour and cachet.
— Russell Brandom, The Verge, "Why does Amazon have so many clothing brands?," 5 July 2019
//While the brand will still be stocked on Skinfix's site and on QVC, moving into Sephora is undoubtedly a major step forward in amping up the brand's cachet.
— Karina Hoshikawa, Allure, "Exclusive: Skinfix's Products Are Getting More Eco-Friendly Packaging — and Coming to Sephora," 19 Mar. 2019

First Known Use of cachet

circa 1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for cachet

French, from cacher

Dictionary Entries near cachet

More Synonyms and Antonyms ofcachet

Synonyms & Antonyms of cachet

a characteristic or quality that confers the favorable regard or respect of people

a movie director with great artistic cachet

social cachet

Synonyms and Near Synonyms for cachet

Antonyms and Near Antonyms for cachet

anonymity

obscurity

More Definitions forcachet

cachet

noun

ca·chet | \ ka-ˈshā \

Medical Definition of cachet

: a medicinal preparation for swallowing consisting of a case usually of rice-flour paste containing an unpleasant-tasting medicine

— called also wafer, wafer capsule