Definition of stereotypical in English:
stereotypical
adjective stɪərɪə(ʊ)ˈtɪpɪk(ə)lstɛrɪə(ʊ)ˈtɪpɪk(ə)lˌstɛriəˈtɪpɪk(ə)l
Relating to a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
he fits the stereotypical masculine image of toughness
Example sentencesExamples
- They have created an image that does not follow stereotypical renderings of power.
- Scholars have identified a number of persisting stereotypical representations of disability.
- He lives in stereotypical, small-town scenic Montana mountains.
- She is the stereotypical bubbly suburban housewife who doesn't even realize how empty her life is.
- Even the ineffectual father seems genuine—not the stereotypical buffoon.
Rhymes
atypical, prototypical, typical
Definition of stereotypical in US English:
stereotypical
adjectiveˌstɛriəˈtɪpɪk(ə)lˌsterēəˈtipik(ə)l
Relating to a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
he fits the stereotypical masculine image of toughness
Example sentencesExamples
- Scholars have identified a number of persisting stereotypical representations of disability.
- Even the ineffectual father seems genuine—not the stereotypical buffoon.
- They have created an image that does not follow stereotypical renderings of power.
- She is the stereotypical bubbly suburban housewife who doesn't even realize how empty her life is.
- He lives in stereotypical, small-town scenic Montana mountains.