Cachet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an indication of approved or superior status

a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæstaɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈaʃeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈaʃeɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæstaɪl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lettre de cachet seal of approval seal

Word Forms

seal

verb

decide irrevocably

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gütesiegel

ein Hinweis auf den anerkannten oder höheren Status

🇪🇸Spanish

caché

una indicación de estatus aprobado o superior

🇮🇹Italian

cache

un'indicazione di status approvato o superiore

🇵🇹Portuguese

prestígio

uma indicação de status aprovado ou superior

🇷🇺Russian

печать

указание на одобренный или вышестоящий статус

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुहर

स्वीकृत या श्रेष्ठ स्थिति का संकेत

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্যাশেট

অনুমোদিত বা উচ্চতর অবস্থার একটি ইঙ্গিত

🇮🇳Tamil

பதுக்கல்

அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது உயர்ந்த நிலைக்கான அறிகுறி

🇮🇳Telugu

క్యాచెట్

ఆమోదించబడిన లేదా ఉన్నతమైన స్థితి యొక్క సూచన

🇮🇳Marathi

कॅशेट

मंजूर किंवा उच्च दर्जाचे संकेत

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેશેટ

મંજૂર અથવા શ્રેષ્ઠ સ્થિતિનો સંકેત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಯಾಶೆಟ್

ಅನುಮೋದಿತ ಅಥವಾ ಉನ್ನತ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯ ಸೂಚನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാഷെ

അംഗീകൃത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉയർന്ന പദവിയുടെ സൂചന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਸ਼ੇਟ

ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਉੱਤਮ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਦਾ ਸੰਕੇਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

کیچٹ

منظور شدہ یا اعلیٰ حیثیت کا اشارہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

威望

批准或优越地位的指示

🇯🇵Japanese

名状

承認されたまたは優れたステータスの表示

🇰🇷Korean

교갑

승인되었거나 우수한 지위를 나타냄

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dấu ấn

một dấu hiệu của tình trạng được phê duyệt hoặc cấp trên

🇹🇭Thai

ซอง

ข้อบ่งชี้ถึงสถานะที่ได้รับอนุมัติหรือเหนือกว่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

cap

indikasi status disetujui atau superior

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخبأ

إشارة إلى الحالة المعتمدة أو المتفوقة

🇮🇷Persian

حافظه پنهان

نشانه ای از وضعیت تایید شده یا برتر

🇹🇷Turkish

kaşe

Onaylanmış veya üstün statünün bir göstergesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

גוּשׁפַּנקָה

אינדיקציה למעמד מאושר או עליון

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