Abstract and Typical

Abstract

Abstract adjective - Dealing with or expressing a quality or idea.

Typical and abstract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Typical" instead an adjective "Abstract".

Typical

Typical adjective - Having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind.

Abstract and typical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abstract" instead an adjective "Typical".

Nearby Words: type, typically, typicality

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Tabletop Game / Ravenloft Informed Flaw: Each Darklord has a curse of sorts, but some of the curses are abstract or far-reaching to the point where they have little practical effect in the scope of a typical adventure.
  • Lizard Folk Although the typical Deathclaw is more like a vicious animal that attack humans on sight, the modified talking Deathclaws in the second game had the intelligence of eight-year olds and were capable of abstract thought and reasoning (despite their tendency to mimic human speech the way parrots do).
    Source: Lizard Folk
  • Team Shot This is a visual trope: a shot of the main cast of a work whole posed as for a group photograph or portrait, usually against an abstract or "typical" background.
    Source: Team Shot
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