tópico — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cliché noun A phrase or idea that has been used so often it no longer has any force or freshness.
- commonplace adjective Ordinary; lacking anything unusual or noteworthy.
- platitude noun An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
- question noun A sentence or phrase used to ask for information or a response.
- stereotype noun An oversimplified, fixed idea about a whole group of people, often unfair or inaccurate.
- stereotypical adjective Matching a common, oversimplified idea of what something or someone should be like; predictable in an unoriginal way.
- topic noun A subject that is being discussed, written about, or thought about.
- topical adj Relating to a subject that is currently of interest or in the news.
- trite adjective Overused to the point of being boring or meaningless; unoriginal.
- trope noun A recurring device, theme or cliché in storytelling — the plucky orphan, the last-minute dash to the airport.
- truism noun A self-evident or obvious truth.
Senses
tópico is used for these senses in English:
- cliché (rhetoric) 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. [from 19th c.]
- clichéd Repeated so often that it has become stale or commonplace; hackneyed. [from early 20th c.]
- commonplace A platitude or cliché.
- platitude (countable) An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
- question A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
- stereotype A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people).
- stereotypical Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional.
- topic Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
cliché — full definition
- noun A phrase or idea that has been used so often it no longer has any force or freshness.
- noun A situation, character or feature so predictable that it feels stale.
- adjective So overused as to have lost its impact. Often written clichéd.
commonplace — full definition
- adjective Ordinary; lacking anything unusual or noteworthy.
- noun A remark or idea that has become dull and predictable from overuse; a cliché.