stereotype

English

Etymology

From French stéréotype.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛ.ɹi.əˌtaɪp/, /ˈstɪə.ɹi.əˌtaɪp/

Noun

stereotype (countable and uncountable, plural stereotypes)

1. A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person).
2. (psychology) A person who is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
3. (printing) A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface.
4. (computing, UML) An extensibility mechanism of the Unified Modeling Language, allowing a new element to be derived from an existing one with added specializations.

Translations

conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image

• Arabic: صُورَة نَمَطِيَّة f (ṣūra namaṭiyya)
• Armenian: կարծրատիպ (hy) (karcratip)
• Catalan: estereotip m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 刻板印象 (zh) (kèbǎn yìnxiàng)

• Czech: stereotyp (cs) m
• Danish: stereotyp c
• Esperanto: stereotipo, kliŝo (eo)
• Finnish: stereotyyppi (fi), kangistuma (fi), kaavoittuma (fi), stereotypia (fi)
• French: stéréotype (fr) m or f
• Galician: estereotipo m
• German: Stereotyp (de) m, Klischee (de) n, (psych.) Rollenklischee (de) n
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• Greek: στερεότυπο (el) n (stereótypo)
• Icelandic: staðalmynd f
• Italian: stereotipo (it) m
• Japanese: ステレオタイプ (sutereotaipu)
• Malay: stereotaip
• Persian: تفکر قالبی (tafakkor-e ghâlebi)
• Portuguese: estereótipo (pt) m
• Russian: стереоти́п (ru) m (stereotíp), клише́ (ru) n (klišé)
• Slovene: stereotip m
• Spanish: estereotipo (es) m
• Swedish: stereotyp (sv) c
• Turkish: basmakalıp söz, (sociology) kalıplaşmış yargı, (psychology) stereotip (tr)

printing plate

• Catalan: estereotip m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Danish: kliché c, kliche c
• Finnish: stereotyyppi (fi)
• French: cliché (fr) m
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• Galician: estereotipo m
• German: Stereotypie f
• Greek: στερεοτυπία (el) f (stereotypía)
• Spanish: estereotipo (es) m
• Turkish: baskı klişesi

extensibility mechanism of UML

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: stereotyyppi (fi)
• French: stéréotype (fr) m
• German: Stereotyp (de) n
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• Italian: stereotipo (it) m
• Portuguese: estereótipo (pt) m
• Russian: стереотип (ru) m (stereotip)
• Spanish: estereotipo (es) m

Verb

1. (transitive) To make a stereotype of someone or something, or characterize someone by a stereotype.
2. (transitive) To prepare for printing in stereotype; to produce stereotype plates of.

   to stereotype the Bible

3. (transitive) To print from a stereotype.
4. (transitive, figurative) To make firm or permanent; to fix.
   • Duke of Argyll (1887)

     Powerful causes tending to stereotype and aggravate the poverty of old conditions.

Translations

make a stereotype, or characterize someone by a stereotype

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: stereotyypitellä, stereotypioida
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• French: stéréotyper (fr), clicher (fr)
• Portuguese: estereotipar (pt)

print from a stereotype

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

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• Finnish: stereotypioida
• Irish: plátáil

See also

• stereotypic
• stereotypical