English adjective: typical | |||
1. | typical exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category | ||
Samples | A typical American girl. A typical suburban community. The typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year. A painting typical of the Impressionist school. A typical romantic poem. A typical case of arteritis. | ||
Similar | emblematic, exemplary, regular, representative, true, typic, veritable | ||
See also | characteristic | ||
Attribute | typicality | ||
Antonyms | atypical, untypical | ||
2. | typical of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing | ||
Samples | Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor. That is typical of you!. | ||
Synonyms | distinctive | ||
Similar | characteristic | ||
Antonyms | uncharacteristic | ||
3. | typical conforming to a type | ||
Samples | The typical (or normal) American. Typical teenage behavior. | ||
Similar | normal | ||
Antonyms | abnormal, unnatural | ||