normative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.
Conforming to a norm or norms.
Attempting to establish or prescribe a norm.

noun

A regulation imposed to preserve a norm.

Pronunciation

/ˈnɔː.mə.tɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-normative.wav /ˈnoɹ.mə.tɪv/ [ˈnoɹ.mə.ɾɪv] /ˈnoː.mə.tɪv/ [ˈnoː.mə.ɾɪv] /ˈnoː.mə.təv/ [ˈnoː.mə.ɾəv]

Word forms

normative more normative most normative normatives

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin norma Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English normative From Latin norma + -ative. Compare French normatif.

Related words

norm normal

Derived words

ablenormative amatonormative antinormative Ashkenormative binormative cisheteronormative cisnormative counternormative dianormative endonormative exonormative heteronormative homonormative internormative metronormative mononormative neuronormative nonnormative normative economics normative ethics normative forecasting normative grammar normatively normativeness normative science normative state normative statement normative system normativism normativist normativity normativization normativize pornonormative queernormative repronormative socionormative transnormative

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