US /pæˈseɪ/ UK /ˈpæseɪ/
adj Freq #39410

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    no longer fashionable, current, or generally admired

    The ornate sleeves were already considered passé by the next season.

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Synonyms
1 adj · no longer fashionable,... outmodeddatedunfashionableobsolete
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Word family
Forms passées
Related forms passfashionoutre

Etymology

Borrowed from French passe, the masculine past participle of passer, 'to pass.' Something passe has figuratively passed beyond its period of fashion or acceptance. English usually retains the French accent in careful writing.

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