nonnormative
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnˈnɔːrmətɪv/
:
no normativo
- The artist's work explores nonnormative identities that challenge traditional societal expectations.
- nonnormative action
- nonnormative sexual
- nonnormative individual
Examples
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Many young people today are embracing nonnormative lifestyles that differ from previous generations.
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The discussion focused on how nonnormative behaviors can enrich our understanding of human relationships.
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Performers at Club Fuck also directly challenged the shame associated with nonnormative sexual desires by performing them on stage.
Academic text (2013) -
For them, the failure of such alternative family structures and nonnormative sexual politics is made visible in the corrupt family dynamics of Blicero's.
Academic text (2017) -
Similarly, girls whose sex role behavior is nonnormative may be taunted relentlessly.
Academic text (2003) -
The fact that somebody may participate in the nonnormative behavior does not necessarily mean that they have changed their perception of the behavior or that they think the behavior should become the cultural norm.
Academic text (2012) -
But what exactly makes a child's sexuality normative or nonnormative is a question with shifting answers depending on context.
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When instances of nonnormative sex do enter their analysis, Herman and Weisenburger uniformly read them as perverse manifestations of hegemonic power.
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Aboard the Anubis, which floats metaphorically between life and death, Pynchon depicts an unprecedented pluralism of nonnormative sexuality.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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4.2
Different from what is usual in a way that may be worrying
77
6.2
Different from what most people do or accept
27
5.7
Different from what is usual or expected
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5.9
Not doing things in the usual way
3
5.3
Not following usual ways or customs
1
6.2
Not usual for people or things of the same kind
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7.0
Not usual and different from what you expect
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7.0
Not following the usual rules for size, shape, or quality so it may not fit other things
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7.4
Not typical of the other things in a group
Not following usual rules or ways
Made without following an official or usual rule
Not usual or expected
Different from what most people expect
Not following usual ideas or ways
Not part of the most common styles or trends
Different from the usual way of doing things
Not following the usual or expected pattern in data
Antonyms
How Typical
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77
6.2
100
4.2
26
8.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nonnormative starts with non- meaning 'not' and uses norm meaning 'a standard or rule', just like in normal. So, nonnormative describes people, ideas, or actions that do not follow the usual rule or standard.