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Archetypical vs Stereotypical - What's the difference?

archetypical | stereotypical |

As adjectives the difference between archetypical and stereotypical

is that archetypical is in the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized model or most representative while stereotypical is pertaining to a stereotype; conventional.

archetypical

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • In the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized model or most representative.

    • Synonyms

    * archetypic * archetypal * quintessential

    stereotypical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional
  • banal, commonplace and because of overuse
    • I was disappointed by the ''stereotypical the-butler-did-it ending.

    Derived terms

    * stereotypically