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Exceptional vs Stereotypical - What's the difference?

exceptional | stereotypical |

As adjectives the difference between exceptional and stereotypical

is that exceptional is forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare while stereotypical is pertaining to a stereotype; conventional.

exceptional

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
    • What an exceptional flower!
  • Better than the average; superior due to rarity.
    • The quality of the beer was exceptional.
  • Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
    • an exceptional''' curve; an '''exceptional divisor

    Synonyms

    * See also * (l)

    Antonyms

    * categorical

    Derived terms

    * exceptional space * exceptionally

    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