Iconic vs Typical - What's the difference?
iconic | typical |
Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
Famously and distinctively representative of its type.
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(linguistics) Representing something; symbolic.
Capturing the overall sense of a thing.
Characteristically representing something by form, group, idea or type.
Normal, average; to be expected.
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As adjectives the difference between iconic and typical
is that iconic is relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon while typical is capturing the overall sense of a thing.As a noun typical is
anything that is typical, normal, or standard.iconic
English
Adjective
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- an iconic gesture in sign language
Antonyms
* (relating to an icon) aniconic * (linguistics) batonictypical
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Alternative forms
* typicall (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=One typical Grecian kiln engorged one thousand muleloads of juniper wood in a single burn. Fifty such kilns would devour six thousand metric tons of trees and brush annually.}}
Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* atypicalDerived terms
* typicality * typically * typicalnessSee also
* gestalt * gist * resemblance * emblematic * prefigurative * distinctiveNoun
(en noun)- Antipsychotic drugs can be divided into typicals and atypicals.
- Among the moths, typicals were more common than melanics.