Stepfordadj.

Brit.

/ˈstɛpfəd/, U.S.

/ˈstɛpfərd/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Stepford.

Etymology: < Stepford, the name of a fictional American suburb in Ira Levin's novel The Stepford Wives (1972), which was the basis of a popular film adaptation in 1975.In the novel and the film Stepford is a superficially idyllic suburb where the men have replaced their wives with obedient robots.

Robotic; docile; obedient; acquiescent; (also) uniform; attractive but lacking in individuality, emotion, or thought.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective] > characterless > of persons

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Stepford1972

1972 Greeley (Colorado) Daily Tribune 5 Oct. 21/2 Then Bobbie herself turns into a Stepford wife, much to Joanna's horror.

1981 Washington Post 13 July c6/1 Some of the girls in the 4-to-6 division are practicing their modeling on the runway... Walking Barbie Dolls. Stepford Babies.

1984 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 Feb. b1 The only way the program could be phonier is if all the participants were computer-generated holograms—the Stepford celebrities.

1990 J. Burchill Sex & Sensibility (1992) 124 They are the Stepford Stars, the living equivalent of thirtysomething—caring, sharing, soul-baring and boring as all-get-out.

1994 P. Theroux Translating LA ix. 238 The answer was to try to turn everyday life into a theme park, a Stepford City.

2003 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Sept. 262/1 Will the palace bureaucracy force her to be a Stepford queen, or will she emerge in her own role?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stepford
释义	Stepfordadj. Brit. /ˈstɛpfəd/, U.S. /ˈstɛpfərd/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Stepford. Etymology: < Stepford, the name of a fictional American suburb in Ira Levin's novel The Stepford Wives (1972), which was the basis of a popular film adaptation in 1975.In the novel and the film Stepford is a superficially idyllic suburb where the men have replaced their wives with obedient robots. Robotic; docile; obedient; acquiescent; (also) uniform; attractive but lacking in individuality, emotion, or thought. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective] > characterless > of persons characterless1806 grey1893 samey1929 Stepford1972 1972 Greeley (Colorado) Daily Tribune 5 Oct. 21/2 Then Bobbie herself turns into a Stepford wife, much to Joanna's horror. 1981 Washington Post 13 July c6/1 Some of the girls in the 4-to-6 division are practicing their modeling on the runway... Walking Barbie Dolls. Stepford Babies. 1984 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 Feb. b1 The only way the program could be phonier is if all the participants were computer-generated holograms—the Stepford celebrities. 1990 J. Burchill Sex & Sensibility (1992) 124 They are the Stepford Stars, the living equivalent of thirtysomething—caring, sharing, soul-baring and boring as all-get-out. 1994 P. Theroux Translating LA ix. 238 The answer was to try to turn everyday life into a theme park, a Stepford City. 2003 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Sept. 262/1 Will the palace bureaucracy force her to be a Stepford queen, or will she emerge in her own role? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1972
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