normativity

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UK/ˌnɔː.məˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/US/ˌnɔːɹ.məˈtɪv.ə.ti/

noun

The state of being normative.

UncommonScrabble 19

Meanings

nounnormativity (usually uncountable, plural normativities)

plural normativities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state of being normative.
  2. uncountableusuallyThe state of being a norm.
  3. uncountableusuallyThat which is normative.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  4. Ancient Greekγιγνώσκω (gignṓskō)
  5. Ancient Greekγνώμων (gnṓmōn)
  6. Latinnorma
  7. Englishnormative
  8. Englishnormativity

From normative + -ity.

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Translations

Catalan normativitat
  • normativitatstate of being normative
Dutch normativiteit
  • normativiteitstate of being normative
Finnish normatiivisuus
  • normatiivisuusstate of being normative
French normativité
  • normativitéstate of being normative
German Normativität
  • Normativitätstate of being normative
Italian normatività
  • normativitàstate of being normative
Polish normatywność
  • normatywnośćstate of being normative
Portuguese normatividade
  • normatividadestate of being normative
Romanian normativitate
  • normativitatestate of being normative
Spanish normatividad
  • normatividadstate of being normative

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

normativity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/normativity

MLA

“normativity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/normativity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “normativity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/normativity.

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