untypical

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈtɪpɪkəl/ UK /ʌnˈtɪpɪkəl/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
not typical or representative; unusual

Such generosity was wholly untypical of so frugal a man.

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1 adj · not typical or... atypical unusual abnormal uncharacteristic exceptional anomalous irregular

Opposites

typical characteristic usual representative

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Derived forms untypically

Related forms typical atypical type

Etymology

From un- ('not') plus typical, from Medieval Latin typicalis, from Late Latin typicus, from Ancient Greek typikos ('relating to a type'), from typos ('impression, figure').

un- Old English typos Ancient Greek

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# untypical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ʌnˈtɪpɪkəl
**IPA (UK):** ʌnˈtɪpɪkəl

## Meanings
1. not typical or representative; unusual

## Examples
- Such generosity was wholly untypical of so frugal a man.

## Synonyms
- atypical
- unusual
- abnormal
- uncharacteristic
- exceptional
- anomalous
- irregular

## Antonyms
- typical
- characteristic
- usual
- representative

## Derived Forms
- untypically

## Related Forms
- typical
- atypical
- type

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: typos

## Etymology
From un- ('not') plus typical, from Medieval Latin typicalis, from Late Latin typicus, from Ancient Greek typikos ('relating to a type'), from typos ('impression, figure').

## AI Etymology
Untypical comes from un- ('not') plus typical, from Medieval Latin typicalis, from Late Latin typicus, from Ancient Greek typikos ('relating to a type'), from typos ('impression, figure'). In current use it is an adjective meaning "not typical or representative; unusual". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The prefix un- is negative or privative, marking the absence, denial, or opposite of the base idea. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The historical chain includes Old English un- and Ancient Greek typos. Related English forms include typical, atypical, and type. A derived form is untypically. As a result, the modern word is best read as a negative, privative, or reversative formation built on a historically older base.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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