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typical

adjective · noun

Simple meaning

Normal, average; to be expected.

Pronunciation

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tipuhkuhl

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ˈtɪpəkəl

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. Normal, average; to be expected.

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

  3. Capturing the overall sense of a thing.

noun

  1. Anything that is typical, normal, or standard.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Normal, average; to be expected.

Used this way, typical is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

More ways to use typical

  • “A typical American girl.”adjective

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typical exampletypical casetypical formfairly typicaltypical daytypical patterntypical valuetypical response

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Word Family

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Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • typicallyadverbDerived adverb

    In a typical manner.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • typical jerboanounCompound term

    Small nocturnal jumping rodent with long hind legs.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

Sense: anything that is typical or normal or or standard

representativeexemplaryArchaic

Antonyms

Sense: normal or average

atypicaluntypical

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