stereotypical
/ˌstɛɹ.i.əˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional.
adj
Banal, commonplace, and clichéd because of overuse.
adj
Relating to stereotypy.
Example Sentences
- "There were a lot of young girls, in their early-twenties she guessed, many of them either Gothed up in thick black mascara and black lip stick, others looking like stereotypical Beat Girls in black rollnecks and jeans."
- "A drag queen may not comfortably fit the stereotypical homesteader mold. In the 19th century, homesteaders were Western pioneers who built new lives from necessity; on TikTok, the most popular homesteaders are often parents with young families or those with a lifelong connection to the practice, which often include so-called “tradwives,” or women who play a stereotypically gendered role in their family."
- "I was disappointed by the stereotypical the-butler-did-it ending."
- "Tics are brief, stereotypical behaviors that are initiated by an unconscious urge that can be temporarily suppressed."
Etymology
Etymology tree English stereotype Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? 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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌstɛɹ.i.əˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/
- British English: /ˌstɛɹ.iː.əˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/
Inflected Forms
more stereotypical (comparative)
most stereotypical (superlative)