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- Dictionarystereotypical/ˌstɛrɪə(ʊ)ˈtɪpɪk(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. 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"
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STEREOTYPICAL definition: 1. with the qualities that people usually expect of a particular type of person or thing, although…. Learn more.
STEREOTYPICAL meaning: 1. with the qualities that people usually expect of a particular type of person or thing, although…. Learn more.
The meaning of STEREOTYPICAL is conforming to a fixed or general pattern or type especially when of an oversimplified or prejudiced nature : of, relating to, or constituting a stereotype. How to use stereotypical in a sentence.
a set idea that people have about what someone or something is like, especially an idea that is wrong: racial / sexual stereotypes. He doesn't conform to/ fit / fill the national stereotype of a Frenchman. The characters in the book are just stereotypes. Compare. prototype. Fewer examples. I think I fit the popular stereotype of a mad scientist.
Stereotypical definition: portraying a simplified and standardized conception or image, often one that is construed as derogatory. See examples of STEREOTYPICAL used in a sentence.
A stereotypical idea of a type of person or thing is a fixed general idea that a lot of people have about it, that may be false in many cases.
based on a fixed idea or image that many people have of a particular type of person or thing, but which is often not true in reality. the stereotypical image of feminine behaviour.
verb [ T ] uk / ˈsteriəʊtaɪp / us. to have a fixed idea about what a particular type of person is like, especially an idea that is wrong: [ often passive ] Young people are often stereotyped as being lazy.
1. To make a stereotype of. 2. To characterize by a stereotype: "Elderly Americans are the neglected sector of the fashion industry, stereotyped by blue hair and polyester pantsuits" (American Demographics). 3. To give a fixed, unvarying form to. 4. To print from a stereotype.
Stereotypical describes an action or a characterization that is oversimplified, widely imitated, or handed down by tradition. As in Aesop’s Fables, stereotypical characters behave predictably, or according to type, which, in Greek, literally means to strike in a mold or an impression.
