Plural of stereotype

Forms of stereotype

Stereotypes in a sentence

• Instead we notice a trait which marks a well known type, and fill in the rest of the picture by means of the stereotypes we carry about in our heads.1922, Walter Lippmann, chapter VI, in Public Opinion
• Anthropologists studying aid agencies have found that stereotypes and deindividualization are endemic among those in refugee work.2002, Ted C. Lewellen, The Anthropology of Globalization, page 178
• The way Green practices witchcraft defies stereotypes of broomstick-wielding, cauldron-toting, pointy-hatted witches.2024 October 26, Scottie Andrew, “Witches walk among us — but they’re not like the fictional ones you grew up with”, in CNN, archived from…. From the entry pagan
• In our ragbag of stereotypes, ostriches have thus become the quintessential dim-witted animals.2020 August 4, Richard Conniff, “They may look goofy, but ostriches are nobody's fool”, in National Geographic, Washington, D.C.: National…. From the entry ragbag
• This causes Cici to hide parts of xir identity to protect from these stereotypes.2019 October 30, Debbie Luxon, “Myth-busting asexuality: Being asexual in Cambridgeshire”, in Cambridgeshire Live. From the entry xir

Meaning of stereotype

1. noun A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people).
2. noun A person who is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
3. noun A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface.

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Questions about the plural of stereotype

What is the plural of stereotype?

The plural of stereotype is stereotypes.

Is stereotype countable?

Stereotype is a countable and uncountable noun.