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Atypical vs Offbeat - What's the difference?

atypical | offbeat | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between atypical and offbeat

is that atypical is not conforming to the normal type while offbeat is unusual, unconventional, not ordinary.

As nouns the difference between atypical and offbeat

is that atypical is an atypical antipsychotic while offbeat is the beats not normally accented in a measure.

atypical

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not conforming to the normal type.
  • Unusual or irregular.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pharmacy) An atypical antipsychotic.

    • offbeat

    English

    Alternative forms

    * off-beat, off beat

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music) The beats not normally accented in a measure.
    • The congregation clapped along on the offbeat .
  • (slang) An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.
  • * 1977 , Lyle W Dorsett, The Queen City: a history of Denver
    • No one dignified such offbeats by responding to their outcries. Today, the "knockers of progress" have become a force that cannot be ignored.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1980 , author=Eleanor C. Hein , title=Communication in nursing practice , chapter= citation , isbn=0316354538, 9780316354530 , page=16 , passage=Being an oddball, an offbeat , or a creative person, as Jourard sees the committed professional, is something all nurses should risk.}}
  • * 2001 , Andrew Yoder, Pirate Radio Stations
    • In addition to creating a web of stories that will be passed through many generations, these offbeats usually strengthen the fiber of their particular hobby...

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unusual, unconventional, not ordinary.
    • He has such an offbeat sense of humor that hardly anyone finds his jokes amusing.

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