Typical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category

of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; - Curtis Wilkie

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɪpɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɪpɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɪpɪkəl/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɪpɪkəl/.

Examples

a typical American girl
a typical suburban community
the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

distinctive

Antonyms

atypical

Parts of Speech

adjective	exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category “a typical American girl”
adjective	of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; - Curtis Wilkie “Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor”
adjective	conforming to a type “the typical (or normal) American”

Word Forms

typicality	noun	the state of being that is typical
distinctiveness	noun	a distinguishing trait

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

typisch

die Qualitäten oder Merkmale aufweisen, die eine Gruppe, Art oder Kategorie identifizieren

🇫🇷French

typique

présentant les qualités ou les caractéristiques qui identifient un groupe, un genre ou une catégorie

🇪🇸Spanish

típico

exhibir las cualidades o características que identifican a un grupo, tipo o categoría

🇮🇹Italian

tipico

esibire le qualità o le caratteristiche che identificano un gruppo, un genere o una categoria

🇳🇱Dutch

typisch

het vertonen van de kwaliteiten of kenmerken die een groep, soort of categorie identificeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

típico

exibindo as qualidades ou características que identificam um grupo, tipo ou categoria

🇷🇺Russian

типичный

проявление качеств или характеристик, которые идентифицируют группу, вид или категорию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठेठ

उन गुणों या विशेषताओं को प्रदर्शित करना जो किसी समूह या प्रकार या श्रेणी की पहचान करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

সাধারণ

গুণাবলী বা বৈশিষ্ট্যগুলি প্রদর্শন করা যা একটি গোষ্ঠী বা প্রকার বা বিভাগকে চিহ্নিত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

வழக்கமான

ஒரு குழு அல்லது வகை அல்லது வகையை அடையாளம் காணும் குணங்கள் அல்லது பண்புகளை வெளிப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విలక్షణమైనది

సమూహం లేదా రకం లేదా వర్గాన్ని గుర్తించే లక్షణాలు లేదా లక్షణాలను ప్రదర్శించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

ठराविक

समूह किंवा प्रकार किंवा श्रेणी ओळखणारे गुण किंवा वैशिष्ट्ये प्रदर्शित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાક્ષણિક

જૂથ અથવા પ્રકાર અથવા શ્રેણીને ઓળખતા ગુણો અથવા લાક્ષણિકતાઓનું પ્રદર્શન

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ

ಗುಂಪು ಅಥವಾ ರೀತಿಯ ಅಥವಾ ವರ್ಗವನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸುವ ಗುಣಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാധാരണ

ഒരു ഗ്രൂപ്പിനെയോ തരത്തെയോ വിഭാഗത്തെയോ തിരിച്ചറിയുന്ന ഗുണങ്ങളോ സവിശേഷതകളോ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਮ

ਉਹਨਾਂ ਗੁਣਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸਮ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀ ਦੀ ਪਛਾਣ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

عام

ان خصوصیات یا خصوصیات کی نمائش کرنا جو کسی گروپ یا قسم یا زمرے کی شناخت کرتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

典型的

表现出识别一个群体、种类或类别的品质或特征

🇯🇵Japanese

典型的な

グループ、種類、カテゴリーを識別する性質や特徴を示すこと

🇰🇷Korean

전형적인

그룹이나 종류 또는 카테고리를 식별하는 특성이나 특성을 나타냅니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đặc trưng

thể hiện những phẩm chất hoặc đặc điểm xác định một nhóm hoặc loại hoặc danh mục

🇹🇭Thai

ทั่วไป

การแสดงคุณสมบัติหรือคุณลักษณะที่ระบุกลุ่มหรือประเภทหรือประเภท

🇮🇩Indonesian

khas

menunjukkan kualitas atau karakteristik yang mengidentifikasi suatu kelompok atau jenis atau kategori

🇵🇭Filipino

tipikal

pagpapakita ng mga katangian o katangian na nagpapakilala sa isang grupo o uri o kategorya

🇲🇾Malay

tipikal

mempamerkan kualiti atau ciri yang mengenal pasti kumpulan atau jenis atau kategori

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عادي

إظهار الصفات أو الخصائص التي تحدد مجموعة أو نوع أو فئة

🇮🇷Persian

معمولی

نشان دادن کیفیت ها یا ویژگی هایی که یک گروه یا نوع یا دسته را مشخص می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

tipik

bir grubu, türü veya kategoriyi tanımlayan nitelikleri veya özellikleri sergilemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

טיפוסי

מציג את התכונות או המאפיינים המזהים קבוצה או סוג או קטגוריה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'typical'?

The primary meaning of 'typical' is 'exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category'.

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Using 'typical' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'typical' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'typical' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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