Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cisnormative

/ˌsɪsˈnoɹmətɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cis-norm-at-ive
IPA: /ˌsɪsˈnoɹmətɪv/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to cisnormativity.

Example Sentences

"This erasure reflects the priorities, biases, and oversights of writers and publishers who function in a cisnormative system, one in which people are assumed to be cissexual."
"Cisnormative assumptions are tied in with discourses surrounding HIV and STIs."
"In a cisnormative world, I could not comprehend the humiliation I felt, at eight years old, when I received a “girl” bike for Christmas, because everything around me reflected the experiences of people for whom the color of their bike somehow aligned with their genitalia."

Etymology

From cis- + normative.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cis

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsɪsˈnoɹmətɪv/
British English: /ˌsɪsˈnɔːmətɪv/

Inflected Forms

more cisnormative (comparative) most cisnormative (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

homonormativity heteronormative transnormative

Rhymes With

noninformative nonheteronormative cisheteronormative

Questions

How do you pronounce cisnormative?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɪsˈnoɹmətɪv/.
What does cisnormative mean?: Of or pertaining to cisnormativity.
Where does cisnormative come from?: From cis- + normative.

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