Poncif
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Poncif is a noun meaning (literary, rare) An unoriginal or uninspired idea; a cliché.
Meaning
(literary, rare) An unoriginal or uninspired idea; a cliché.
Example Sentences
This hope is based on an optimistic view that human beings are capable of understanding their culture, naïvely, if their minds have not been corrupted by the poncifs of fashion, the superficiality of the juste-milieu, or the kind of art which falsifies the conditions of life.
Word Forms
- poncifs
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