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- DictionaryMain·stream/ˈmānˌstrēm/
noun
- 1. the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are regarded as normal or conventional; the dominant trend in opinion, fashion, or the arts: "companies that are bringing computers to the mainstream of American life"
adjective
- 1. belonging to or characteristic of the mainstream: "mainstream pop music"
verb
- 1. start to treat or regard (something) as being mainstream: "vegetarianism has been mainstreamed"
Mainstream describes what's viewed by most people in a society as "normal," like the mainstream view that everyone should get married, move to the suburbs, and have children as soon as they can. Something that's mainstream is conventional, or the usual way of doing things.
MAINSTREAM meaning: the thoughts, beliefs, and choices that are accepted by the largest number of people.
5 days ago · 1. the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend. the mainstream of American culture. 2. a river having tributaries. adjective. 3. belonging to or characteristic of a principal, dominant, or widely accepted group, movement, style, etc. mainstream Republicans.
mainstream. the ideas and opinions that are thought to be normal because they are shared by most people; the people whose ideas and opinions are most accepted. His radical views place him outside the mainstream of American politics. He was never part of the literary mainstream as a writer.
noun. uk / ˈmeɪnstriːm / us. the mainstream. Add to word list. the beliefs or way of living accepted by most people: The party is now in the mainstream of politics. mainstream. adjective [ always before noun ] mainstream culture / politics. (Definition of mainstream from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
3 days ago · Definition of 'mainstream' Word Frequency. mainstream. (meɪnstrim ) Word forms: mainstreams plural. countable noun. People, activities, or ideas that are part of the mainstream are regarded as the most typical, normal, and conventional because they belong to the same group or system as most others of their kind.
noun. the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend: the mainstream of American culture. a river having tributaries. regular school classes or regular schools: keeping autistic students in the mainstream. See more. adjective.
