cachet
/kæˈʃeɪ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A special characteristic or quality; prestige, especially via association.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A commemorative stamped design or inscription on an envelope, other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "He told Bai, "When you go out and talk to them, people are much more interested in something like MoveOn.org than in the Democratic Party. It has cachet. There is no cachet in the Democratic Party.[…]""
- "This class of bottled water dominates the U.S. market and consumers seem to prefer the cachet of spring water to processed municipal waters."
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: cachet