stereotype

The definition of a stereotype is a well-known idea or image of a person or idea that is held by a number of people.

(noun)

An example of stereotype is that blonde-haired women are dumb.

Stereotype is defined as to attach an idea or image to a person who belong to a particular group.

(verb)

An example of stereotype is saying that a group of Italians are members of the mafia.

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See stereotype in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a one-piece printing plate cast in type metal from a mold (matrix) taken of a printing surface, as a page of set type
  2. stereotypy
  3. an unvarying form or pattern; specif., a fixed or conventional notion or conception, as of a person, group, idea, etc., held by a number of people, and allowing for no individuality, critical judgment, etc.

Origin: Fr adj. stéréotype: see stereo- & -type

transitive verb stereotyped, stereotyping

  1. to make a stereotype of
  2. to print from stereotype plates

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See stereotype in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
  2. One that is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
  3. Printing A metal printing plate cast from a matrix molded from a raised printing surface, such as type.
transitive verb ster·e·o·typed, ster·e·o·typ·ing, ster·e·o·types
  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.

Origin:

Origin: French stéréotype, stereotype printing

Origin: : stéréo-, solid (from Greek stereo-; see stereo-)

Origin: + type, printing type (from Old French, symbol, from Late Latin typus; see type)

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Related Forms:

  • sterˈe·o·typˌer noun
  • sterˌe·o·typˈic (-tĭpˈĭk), sterˌe·o·typˈi·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adjective
  • sterˌe·o·typˈi·cal·ly adverb

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