Untypical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not representative of a group, class, or type

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌntˈɪpɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌntˈɪpɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌntˈɪpɪkəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌntˈɪpɪkəl/.

Examples

a group that is atypical of the target audience
a class of atypical mosses
atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

atypical

Antonyms

typical

Parts of Speech

adjective

not representative of a group, class, or type

“a group that is atypical of the target audience”

Word Forms

atypicality	noun	any state that is not typical
untypicality	noun	any state that is not typical

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

untypisch

nicht repräsentativ für eine Gruppe, Klasse oder einen Typ

🇫🇷French

atypique

non représentatif d'un groupe, d'une classe ou d'un type

🇪🇸Spanish

atípico

no representativo de un grupo, clase o tipo

🇮🇹Italian

atipico

non rappresentativo di un gruppo, classe o tipo

🇳🇱Dutch

atypisch

niet representatief voor een groep, klasse of type

🇵🇹Portuguese

atípico

não representativo de um grupo, classe ou tipo

🇷🇺Russian

нетипичный

не представитель группы, класса или типа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असामान्य

किसी समूह, वर्ग या प्रकार का प्रतिनिधि नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্বাভাবিক

একটি গোষ্ঠী, শ্রেণী বা প্রকারের প্রতিনিধি নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

முறையற்ற

ஒரு குழு, வர்க்கம் அல்லது வகையின் பிரதிநிதி அல்ல

🇮🇳Telugu

విలక్షణమైనది

సమూహం, తరగతి లేదా రకానికి ప్రతినిధి కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

असामान्य

गट, वर्ग किंवा प्रकाराचा प्रतिनिधी नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાક્ષણિક

જૂથ, વર્ગ અથવા પ્રકારનો પ્રતિનિધિ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟವಲ್ಲದ

ಗುಂಪು, ವರ್ಗ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಕಾರದ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಯಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാതൃകയില്ലാത്ത

ഒരു ഗ്രൂപ്പിൻ്റെയോ ക്ലാസിൻ്റെയോ തരത്തിൻ്റെയോ പ്രതിനിധിയല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਮ

ਕਿਸੇ ਸਮੂਹ, ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸਮ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر معمولی

کسی گروپ، طبقے یا قسم کا نمائندہ نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

非典型的

不代表某个群体、阶级或类型

🇯🇵Japanese

典型的ではない

グループ、クラス、タイプを代表していない

🇰🇷Korean

비정형

그룹, 계급 또는 유형을 대표하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không điển hình

không đại diện cho một nhóm, lớp hoặc loại

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ธรรมดา

ไม่ใช่ตัวแทนของกลุ่ม ชั้นเรียน หรือประเภท

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak biasa

tidak mewakili kelompok, kelas, atau tipe

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi karaniwan

hindi kinatawan ng isang grupo, klase, o uri

🇲🇾Malay

tidak biasa

bukan mewakili kumpulan, kelas atau jenis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير نموذجي

لا يمثل مجموعة أو فئة أو نوع

🇮🇷Persian

غیر معمول

نماینده یک گروه، کلاس یا نوع نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

tipik olmayan

bir grubu, sınıfı veya türü temsil etmiyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא אופייני

אינו מייצג קבוצה, כיתה או סוג

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The primary meaning of 'untypical' is 'not representative of a group, class, or type'.

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