passe

¹

[pahs]

noun

French.

1. the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.

passé

²

[pa-sey, pah-sey]

adjective

1. no longer fashionable, in wide use, etc.; out-of-date; outmoded.

   There were many photographs of passé fashions. I thought hand-cranked pencil sharpeners were passé.

   Synonyms: quaint, démodé, old-fashioned

2. past.

   time passé.

3. past the prime of one's life.

noun

plural

passés 

1. Ballet.,  a movement in which one leg passes behind or in front of the other.

passé

/ ˈpɑseɪ, pɑse, ˈpɑːseɪ /

adjective

1. out-of-date

   passé ideas

2. past the prime; faded

   a passé society beauty

Word History and Origins

Origin of passé¹

Literally, “passing, pass”

Origin of passé²

1765–75; < French, past participle of passer to pass

Word History and Origins

Origin of passé¹

C18: from French, past participle of passer to _pass

Related Words

• corny 
• obsolete 
• odd 
• outdated 
• outmoded 
• unfashionable