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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 definition: of or having the nature of an archetype, or original model or prototype. See examples of ARCHETYPAL used in a sentence.
ARCHETYPAL meaning: 1. typical of an original thing from which others are copied: 2. typical of an original thing from…. Learn more.
the original model or a perfect example of something. archetypal. adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˌɑr·kɪˈtɑɪ·pəl / (Definition of archetype from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of archetypal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
archetypal. (ɑːʳkɪtaɪpəl ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] 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. Synonyms: typical, standard, model, original More Synonyms of archetypal.
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.
an original model or pattern; prototype. psychoanal one of the inherited mental images postulated by Jung as the content of the collective unconscious. a constantly recurring symbol or motif in literature, painting, etc. archetype. An original model after which other similar things are patterned.
1. perfect or typical as a specimen of something. 2. being an original model or pattern or a prototype. 3. (Psychoanalysis) psychoanal of or relating to Jungian archetypes. 4. (Art Terms) constantly recurring as a symbol or motif in literature, painting, etc. 5.
