Is there a difference between "cachet" and "hallmark"?
Dictionary.com defines "cachet" as:
"a distinguishing mark or feature; stamp:"
Example: Courtesy is the cachet of good breeding.
It defines hallmark as: "any distinguishing feature or characteristic."
Example: Accuracy is a hallmark of good scholarship
Both words relay a sense of distinguishing feature, but is there really a difference between these words?
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reptax is there really a difference between these words? In my opinion the real difference is frequency. You hear and see "hallmark" much more often than "cachet" for that meaning — more than 6 times as often according to the Google Ngram Viewer.
- reptax is there really a difference between these words?
- In my opinion the real difference is frequency.
- You hear and see "hallmark" much more often than "cachet" for that meaning — more than 6 times as often according to the Google Ngram Viewer.
- CJ
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reptaxis there really a difference between these words?
In my opinion the real difference is frequency. You hear and see "hallmark" much more often than "cachet" for that meaning — more than 6 times as often according to the Google Ngram Viewer.
CJ
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