typical meaning and definition

TYPICAL adjective

Definition of typical (adjective)

1. exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
   • "a typical American girl"; "a typical suburban community"; "the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year"; "a painting typical of the Impressionist school"; "a typical romantic poem"; "a typical case of arteritis"
   • antonym: atypical
2. of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
   • "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie; "that is typical of you!"
   • synonyms: distinctive
3. conforming to a type
   • "the typical (or normal) American"; "typical teenage behavior"