mainstream en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈmeɪn.stɹim/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈmæɪn.stɹiːm/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈmeɪn.stɹiːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (California) audio
Etymology
From main + stream. Cognate with Icelandic meginstraumur (“a main current, mainstream”).
Meanings
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Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc.
They often carry stories you won't find in the mainstream media.
If Ms. Le Pen looks more mainstream now, it’s because the mainstream looks more like her.
2022 April 20, Rim-Sarah Alouane, “Marine Le Pen Is as Dangerous as Ever”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:As unsubstantiated claims receive significant backing, skeptics and defenders of mainstream science enter the fray.
2011, Taner Edis, Science and Nonbelief, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 153:The mainstream media hones in on bad news stories where UK railways are concerned, yet gives scant attention to the many items of good news emerging from the network.
2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Aylesbury (2009)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 61:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more mainstream | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most mainstream | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nonmainstream · fringe · alternative
Synonyms
usual (used or accepted broadly) · widespread (used or accepted broadly) · conventional (used or accepted broadly) · common (used or accepted broadly)
Translations (69)
es típico (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · es comercial (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · az başaxın (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · mi auraki (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · ga lárshrutha (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · de etabliert (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · it corrente (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · it convenzionale (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · nl mainstream (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · hu meghatározó (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · de konventionell (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · es convencional (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · hu fősodorbeli (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · it prestabilito (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · pl mainstreamowy (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · cmn 主流的 (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · ka დამკვიდრებული (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · fi valtavirta- (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · ga príomhshrutha (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · fi valta- (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · uk мейнстри́мний (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · es popular (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · id arus utama (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · ka ძირითადი მიმართულება (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · es normal (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · ru основно́й (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · es de corriente dominante (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · es hegemónico (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · es cotidiano (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · hu mainstream (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · el επικρατούσα τάση (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · az meynstrim (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · gl convencional (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · es establido (disused) (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · ka წამყვანი მიმართულება (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · es corriente y moliente (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · es aceptado (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · pt convencional (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · it comune (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · ru магистра́льный (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · vi chính thống (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · hu főáramú (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · hu fősodratú (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · fr commercial (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · ka მეინსტრიმული (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · eo ĉefstila (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · es establecido (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · bg преобладаващ (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · ka გავრცელებული (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · hu irányadó (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · es famoso (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · it virale (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · ru мейнстри́мный (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · ru мейнстри́мовый (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · fr conventionnel (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · it flusso mediatico predominante (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · es predominante (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · fi valtavirtaa edustava (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · es común y corriente (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · es cuotidiano (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · it conformista (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · ja 主流 (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · ml മുഖ്യധാര (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · cs mainstreamový (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · it tradizionale (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · nl hoofdstroom (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · de Mainstream- (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · es preestablecido (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) · el κυρίαρχο ρεύμα (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional)