atypical B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌeɪˈtɪpɪkəl/ UK /eɪˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/ See IPA manual Freq #37646 Meanings 1 adj Not typical; different from what is usual or normal. This warm weather is atypical for December. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not typical; different from... irregularunusualuntypical ↔ Opposites typical Word family Derived forms atypicalityatypicallyatypicalnessneuroatypicalneuroatypicalitynonatypical Appears in Phrases (1) See all atypical pneumonia a type of pneumonia that can be caused by mycoplasma Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From a- + typical. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # atypical **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌeɪˈtɪpɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /eɪˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/ **Frequency rank:** 37646 ## Meanings 1. Not typical; different from what is usual or normal. ## Examples - This warm weather is atypical for December. ## Antonyms - typical ## Derived Forms - atypicality - atypically - atypicalness - neuroatypical - neuroatypicality - nonatypical ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: a- - not ## Etymology From a- + typical. ## AI Etymology Atypical is from a- plus typical. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as an adjective, atypical denotes not typical; different from what is usual or normal. The same word family continues in derived forms such as atypicality, atypically, atypicalness, and neuroatypical. Typical contexts include “This warm weather is atypical for December”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown