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- [pa-sey; for 4 also French pah-sey]
- /pæˈseɪ; for 4 also French pɑˈseɪ/
- /pɑːˈseɪ/
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- [pa-sey; for 4 also French pah-sey]
- /pæˈseɪ; for 4 also French pɑˈseɪ/
Definitions of passe word
- adjective passe no longer fashionable, in wide use, etc.; out-of-date; outmoded: There were many photographs of passé fashions. I thought hand-cranked pencil sharpeners were passé. 1
- adjective passe past: time passé. 1
- adjective passe past the prime of one's life. 1
- noun plural passe Ballet. a movement in which one leg passes behind or in front of the other. 1
- adjective passe outmoded 1
- adjective passe If someone describes something as passé, they think that it is no longer fashionable or that it is no longer effective. 0
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Origin of passe
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
1765-75; < French, past participle of passer to pass
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Parts of speech for Passe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
passe popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
passe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for passe
adj passe
- aged — You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is.
- anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anachronous — relating to anachronism; misplaced chronologically
- antediluvian — Antediluvian things are old or old-fashioned.
- archaic — Archaic means extremely old or extremely old-fashioned.
adjective passe
- disapproved — Simple past tense and past participle of disapprove.
- exanimate — Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.
- extinct — (of a species, family, or other larger group) having no living members.
- fossilised — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of fossilized.
- obsolete — no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression.
Antonyms for passe
adj passe
- avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
- contempo — contemporary
- modern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
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