typicalness
State of normalcy
Typicalness is the quality of being typical—of representing what is ordinary, expected, or characteristic of a kind.
The word is rare; typicality serves the same purpose and appears far more often.
The typicalness of his complaints made them easy to ignore.
State of being typical
- ordinarinessState of being unremarkable
- averagenessQuality of being typical
- commonalityShared characteristic among things
- regularityConsistent, predictable occurrence
conventionality · predictability · familiarity · mundaneness · routine · mediocrity · conformity · uniformity
Overused, unoriginal expression
- generalizationDeriving principles from examples
- oversimplificationStripping complexity unfairly
- pigeonholingAssigning to narrow categories
- typecastingAssigning actors similar roles
conventionality · predictability · formulaic · cookie-cutter · stock · boilerplate · generic · run-of-the-mill
Standard for comparison
- criterionStandard for judgment
- yardstickThirty-six-inch ruler
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- touchstoneStandard for evaluation
baseline · standard · measure · threshold · norm · reference point · barometer · indicator
Original model for copies
- epitomePerfect representative of type
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- exemplarTypical perfect instance
model · embodiment · personification · representation · instance · specimen · example · illustration
normalcy
State of being typical
- ordinarinessState of being unremarkable
- averagenessQuality of being typical
- commonalityShared characteristic among things
regularity · conventionality · predictability · familiarity · mundaneness · routine · mediocrity · conformity · uniformity · homogeneity
cliché
Overused, unoriginal expression
- generalizationDeriving principles from examples
- oversimplificationStripping complexity unfairly
- pigeonholingAssigning to narrow categories
typecasting · conventionality · predictability · formulaic · cookie-cutter · stock · boilerplate · generic · run-of-the-mill · garden-variety
benchmark
Standard for comparison
touchstone · baseline · standard · measure · threshold · norm · reference point · barometer · indicator · metric
archetype
Original model for copies
- epitomePerfect representative of type
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
exemplar · model · embodiment · personification · representation · instance · specimen · example · illustration · case
typicalnessatypicality
State of being uncommon
abnormality · anomalousness · irregularity · deviation · unusualness
typicalnessrareness
Uncommon occurrence state
rarity · uncommonness · infrequency · scarcity · singularity
typicalnessuniqueness
Quality of being singular
exceptionality · extraordinariness · remarkableness · distinctiveness · specialness
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