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 | ||