Other Words from normative

normatively adverb

normativeness noun

Thus the normativeness of truth is preserved, along with its transcendence of what is presently assertible … — Colin McGinn

normativity \ ˌnȯr-mə-ˈti-və-tē

\ noun, plural normativities

In our world of shifting gender normativity and embrace of non-traditional expression, the beauty world is reaching out to men—both with products that fit into masculine grooming routines, and ones that break all barriers. — Samuel Hine … notes that speaking up about being abused or assaulted is an opportunity to challenge the normativity of sexual violence. — Leslie Sarinana

Examples of normative in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Legal positivism depicts law as a set of rules determined by factual description of existing laws and institutions, without reference to normative moral arguments about what the law should be. — Noah Feldman, The New York Review of Books, "The Battle Over Scalia’s Legacy," 1 Dec. 2020 The only way to counter normative drift is to stiffen the guardrails. — David Montgomery, Washington Post, "Trump dramatically changed the presidency. Here’s a list of the 20 most important norms he broke — and how Biden can restore them," 10 Nov. 2020 Her cabinet is a diverse, vibrant group of twenty-somethings who have little patience for gender normative dressing, and her Secret Service escorts are a set of serious, suited women. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Ariana Grande's Jackie Kennedy Gets to Be President—and the First Lady, Too," 26 Oct. 2020 Today, the power and appeal of putting Black and nonwhite, non-normative faces of any kind onscreen is self-evident. — Jordan Coley, The New Yorker, "When Public Television Had a Little “Soul!”," 23 Oct. 2020 Different nations might have different normative impulses, national interests, and social contexts for both immigration and trade, so there may not be a one-size-fits-all approach for all countries. — Fred Bauer, National Review, "How to Revive Family, Community, and Other Resources of Liberty," 12 Oct. 2020 African-American Islam has receded since 1975, increasingly replaced by normative Islam, a trend that will likely accelerate with the passing of the Nation of Islam’s current leader, Louis Farrakhan, now 87. — Daniel Pipes, WSJ, "‘The Princess and the Prophet’ Review: An American Bridge to Islam," 29 Sep. 2020 Villains are characters who violate the normative rules set down by society, and witches like Gothel and the Evil Queen are violating the greatest rules of all. — Jeanna Kadlec, Longreads, "Deconstructing Disney: Motherhood and the Taming of Maleficent," 8 Oct. 2020 There’s no constitutional or normative reason for the Senate not to act on Judge Barrett’s appointment. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Joe Manchin’s Marshall Mistake," 6 Oct. 2020

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