poncif

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French poncif (“cliché, stereotype”), from French poncif (“stencil”), from poncer (“to copy with pouncing paper”) +‎ -if, from ponce (“pumice”) +‎ -er, from Late Latin pōmex (“pumice”), from Latin pūmex (“pumice”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)poH(y)- (“foam”). === Noun === poncif (plural poncifs) (literary, rare) An unoriginal or uninspired idea; a cliché. ==== Related terms ==== === References === “poncif, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. == French == === Etymology === From poncer +‎ -if. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɔ̃.sif/ === Noun === poncif m (plural poncifs) (literary) banality, derivative, stereotype === Further reading === “poncif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French poncif. === Noun === poncif n (plural poncifuri) banality ==== Declension ====