adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
stereotypical
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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stĕr′ē-ə-tĭp′ĭ-kəl
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stîr′-
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌstɛɹ.iː.əˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌstɪə̯-/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌstɪː-/
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Canada, General-American: /ˌstɛɹ.i.əˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/
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Canada, General-American: /ˌstɪɹ-/
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Australian: /ˌsteɹ.iː.əˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/
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Australian: /ˌstɪə̯-/
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New-Zealand: /ˌsteɹ.iː.əˈtəp.ə.kəl/
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New-Zealand: /ˌsti(ː)ə̯-/
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rhymes with -ɪpɪkəl
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CMU ARPABET: S T EH2 R IY0 OW0 T IH1 P IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: S T EH2 R IY0 AH0 T IH1 P IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Banal, commonplace, and clichéd because of overuse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I was disappointed by the stereotypical the-butler-did-it ending.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Relating to stereotypy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- stereotyped phrases of condolence
- even his profanity was unimaginative
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stereotyped, stereotypic, unimaginative
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English stereotype Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English stereotypical From stereotype + -ical.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: estereotípic — pertaining to a stereotype
- Dutch: stereotiep — pertaining to a stereotype
- Finnish: stereotyyppinen — pertaining to a stereotype
- French: stéréotypé — pertaining to a stereotype
- Galician: estereotípico — pertaining to a stereotype
- Georgian: სტერეოტიპული (sṭereoṭiṗuli) — pertaining to a stereotype
- Spanish: estereotípico — pertaining to a stereotype
- Spanish: tópico — pertaining to a stereotype
- Swedish: stereotyp — pertaining to a stereotype
- Dutch: stereotiep — banal
- Finnish: stereotyyppinen — banal
- Georgian: სტერეოტიპული (sṭereoṭiṗuli) — banal
- Italian: stereotipo — banal
- Spanish: estereotipado — banal
- Spanish: manoseado — banal
- Spanish: gastado — banal
- Spanish: trillado — banal
- Finnish: stereotyyppinen — relating to stereotypy
- Italian: stereotipo — relating to stereotypy
Real reading context