The difference between Typical and Untypical

When used as adjectives, typical means capturing the overall sense of a thing, whereas untypical means not typical, atypical, unusual.


Typical is also noun with the meaning: anything that is typical, normal, or standard.

check bellow for the other definitions of Typical and Untypical

  1. Typical as an adjective:

    Capturing the overall sense of a thing.

  2. Typical as an adjective:

    Characteristically representing something by form, group, idea or type.

  3. Typical as an adjective:

    Normal, average; to be expected.

  1. Typical as a noun:

    Anything that is typical, normal, or standard.

    Examples:

    "Antipsychotic drugs can be divided into typicals and atypicals."

    "Among the moths, typicals were more common than melanics."

  1. Untypical as an adjective:

    not typical, atypical, unusual

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