Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterstereotypical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-stereo-typ-i-cal
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not in accordance with a stereotype

Example Sentences

"“All this exposure to this very counterstereotypical African-American has actually changed — at least temporarily — what is on the tip of the tongue,” said E. Ashby Plant[…]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English stereotypical English counterstereotypical From counter- + stereotypical.

Inflected Forms

more counterstereotypical (comparative) most counterstereotypical (superlative) counter-stereotypical (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

counterstereotypically

Questions

What does counterstereotypical mean?: Not in accordance with a stereotype
Where does counterstereotypical come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English stereotypical English counterstereotypical From counter- + stereotypical.

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