stereotype
[ ster-ee-uh-tahyp, steer- ]
/ ˈstɛr i əˌtaɪp, ˈstɪər- /
noun
a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
a plate made by this process.
a set form; convention.
Sociology.
a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with special meaning and held in common by members of a group: The cowboy and Indian are American stereotypes.
verb (used with object), ster·e·o·typed, ster·e·o·typ·ing.
OTHER WORDS FROM stereotype
ster·e·o·typ·er, ster·e·o·typ·ist, noun ster·e·o·typ·ic [ster-ee-uh-tip-ik, steer-] /ˌstɛr i əˈtɪp ɪk, ˌstɪər-/, ster·e·o·typ·i·cal, adjective non·ster·e·o·typ·ic, adjective non·ster·e·o·typ·i·cal, adjectiveWords nearby stereotype
stereotape,
stereotaxic,
stereotaxis,
stereotomy,
stereotropism,
stereotype,
stereotyped,
stereotypy,
stereovision,
steric,
steric hindrance
Example sentences from the Web for stereotypic
Although the cause of the death of the cells is unclear, the symptoms and signs of the disease are well known and stereotypic.
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British Dictionary definitions for stereotypic
stereotype
/ (ˈstɛrɪəˌtaɪp, ˈstɪər-) /
noun
- a method of producing cast-metal printing plates from a mould made from a forme of type matter in papier-mâché or some other material
- the plate so made
another word for stereotypy
an idea, trait, convention, etc, that has grown stale through fixed usage
sociol
a set of inaccurate, simplistic generalizations about a group that allows others to categorize them and treat them accordingly
verb (tr)
- to make a stereotype of
- to print from a stereotype
to impart a fixed usage or convention to
Derived forms of stereotype
stereotyper or stereotypist, noun stereotypic (ˌstɛrɪə ˈtɪpɪk, ˌstɪər-) or stereotypical, adjectiveCultural definitions for stereotypic (1 of 2)
stereotype
A too-simple and therefore distorted image of a group, such as “Football players are stupid” or “The English are cold and unfriendly people.”
Cultural definitions for stereotypic (2 of 2)
stereotype
A generalization, usually exaggerated or oversimplified and often offensive, that is used to describe or distinguish a group.