1
a
: 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.
2
a
: 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—
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: a medicinal preparation for swallowing consisting of a case usually of rice-flour paste enclosing a medicine
4
a
: 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)
Examples of cachet in a Sentence
a movie director with great artistic cachet
His research in Antarctica gave him a certain cachet among other scientists.
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Other justifications cited include the strength of the development team, a local appetite for tennis courts, the project’s public access features and the prospect of an elite athlete adding brand cachet to the effort.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
While the team name and logo have undeniable cachet, their value was greater among nostalgic collectors than neutrals searching for an active point of entrance into following the sport.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 10 July 2025
And yet, like Hollywood but bigger, hip-hop has global cultural cachet; it’s been retranslated nearly everywhere, including at stateside.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 3 July 2025
Last popularized in the 1990s and early 2000s by public figures like Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, Jennifer Aniston and Britney Spears, the accessory has long held cultural cachet.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
While the team name and logo have undeniable cachet, their value was greater among nostalgic collectors than neutrals searching for an active point of entrance into following the sport.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 10 July 2025
And yet, like Hollywood but bigger, hip-hop has global cultural cachet; it’s been retranslated nearly everywhere, including at stateside.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 3 July 2025
Last popularized in the 1990s and early 2000s by public figures like Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, Jennifer Aniston and Britney Spears, the accessory has long held cultural cachet.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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“Cachet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cachet. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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cachet
noun
ca·chet
ka-ˈshā 
: a medicinal preparation for swallowing consisting of a case usually of rice-flour paste containing an unpleasant-tasting medicine
called also wafer, wafer capsule
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