1. prestige or distinction that comes from being associated with something admired or respected
2. an official seal or stamp on a document or letter
Usage: formal

Examples

• The designer handbag gave her outfit a certain cachet.
• Having a degree from Harvard carries considerable cachet in the business world.
• The restaurant’s cachet attracted celebrities and wealthy patrons.
• The antique letter bore the royal cachet.
• His association with the famous artist added cachet to his own work.
• The exclusive club’s cachet made membership highly sought after.