stereotypical

English

Etymology

From stereotype +‎ -ical, derived from French stéréotype.

Adjective

stereotypical (comparative more stereotypical, superlative most stereotypical)

1. Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional.
   • 2007, James Burr, Ugly Stories for Beautiful People, page 45:

     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.

2. Banal, commonplace and clichéd because of overuse.

   I was disappointed by the stereotypical the-butler-did-it ending.

3. Relating to stereotypy.
   • 2005, Lloyd J. Brown, Lee Todd Miller, Pediatrics, page 383:

     Tics are brief, stereotypical behaviors that are initiated by an unconscious urge that can be temporarily suppressed.

Derived terms

• counterstereotypical
• stereotypically

Translations

pertaining to a stereotype

• Catalan: estereotípic
• Dutch: stereotiep (nl)
• Finnish: stereotyyppinen (fi)
• French: stéréotypé (fr)
• Galician: estereotípico m
• Georgian: სტერეოტიპული (sṭereoṭiṗuli)
• Spanish: estereotípico, tópico (es)
• Swedish: stereotyp (sv)

banal

• Dutch: stereotiep (nl)
• Finnish: stereotyyppinen (fi)
• Georgian: სტერეოტიპული (sṭereoṭiṗuli)
• Spanish: estereotipado (es) m, manoseado (es) m, gastado (es) m, trillado (es) m

See also

• prototypical