atypical

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌeɪˈtɪpɪkəl/ UK /eɪˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/ See IPA manual

adj noun Freq #37646

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1

adj
Not typical; different from what is usual or normal.

This warm weather is atypical for December.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not typical; different from... irregular unusual untypical

Opposites

typical

Word family

Derived forms atypicalityatypicallyatypicalnessneuroatypicalneuroatypicalitynonatypical

Etymology

From a- + typical.

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Describing Qualities

# atypical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**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

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