noun
cachet
ka-SHAY/kæˈʃeɪ/
Prestige or distinction associated with someone or something.
The prestigious award seal gives the well-crafted product added cachet.
Etymology
French cachet meant a seal affixed to a document. Through its association with the king’s personal seal, it came to suggest a mark of distinction, then prestige or social approval.
In context
it has a certain sense of intimacy and cachet and it's somewhere everyone desires to be seen
More examples
- The award added cachet to her small publishing house.
- The neighborhood gained cachet among artists.
- He valued the club's social cachet more than its facilities.
Forms
cachet
Similar words
- prestige
- General high standing, while cachet often suggests distinctive fashionable appeal.