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- Dictionaryarchetypal/ˌɑːkɪˈtʌɪpl/
adjective
- 1. very typical of a certain kind of person or thing: "the archetypal country doctor"
- 2. relating to or denoting Jungian archetypes.
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ARCHETYPAL definition: 1. typical of an original thing from which others are copied: 2. typical of an original thing from…. Learn more.
: the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype. … the House of Commons, the archetype of all the representative assemblies which now meet … Thomas Babington Macaulay. also : a perfect example. He is the archetype of a successful businessman. 2. : idea sense 4c. 3.
ARCHETYPAL meaning: 1. typical of an original thing from which others are copied: 2. typical of an original thing from…. Learn more.
Archetypal definition: of or having the nature of an archetype, or original model or prototype. See examples of ARCHETYPAL used in a sentence.
An archetypal thing represents an original type after which other, similar things are patterned. With her green skin, black garb, and evil ways, the Wicked Witch of the West is an archetypal villain.
adjective. /ˌɑːkiˈtaɪpl/ /ˌɑːrkiˈtaɪpl/ having all the important qualities that make somebody/something a typical example of a particular kind of person or thing. The Beatles were the archetypal pop group. It was the archetypal British suburb, built in the 1930s. Want to learn more?
Someone or something that is archetypal has all the most important characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing and is a perfect example of it. [ formal ] Cricket is the archetypal English game.
