Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heteronormal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: het-eronor-mal
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Conforming to heteronormativity; accepting or promoting traditional views on gender and heterosexuality.

Example Sentences

"Yet letting go of the need to keep my heteronormal self alive, I have come to more fully embrace and gain sustenance from my "real" family who have been there all along."
"Spiegel quite evidently did not fear that Williams's material was too extreme for an industry and public that only three years before had been scandalized by the merest suggestion of unconventional (though heteronormal) sex in Baby Doll."

Etymology

From hetero- + normal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hetero

Inflected Forms

more heteronormal (comparative) most heteronormal (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

heteronormality

Questions

What does heteronormal mean?: Conforming to heteronormativity; accepting or promoting traditional views on gender and heterosexuality.
Where does heteronormal come from?: From hetero- + normal.

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