The difference between Atypical and Conventional

When used as nouns, atypical means an atypical antipsychotic, whereas conventional means a conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.

When used as adjectives, atypical means not conforming to the normal type, whereas conventional means pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.


check bellow for the other definitions of Atypical and Conventional

  1. Atypical as an adjective:

    Not conforming to the normal type.

  2. Atypical as an adjective:

    Unusual or irregular.

  1. Atypical as a noun (pharmacy):

    An atypical antipsychotic.

  1. Conventional as an adjective:

    Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.

  2. Conventional as an adjective:

    Ordinary, commonplace.

    Examples:

    "They wear conventional clothes, eat conventional food, and keep conventional hours."

  3. Conventional as an adjective:

    Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.

  1. Conventional as a noun (finance):

    A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.