mononormativity
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The assumption that romantic and sexual relationships can only occur, or are only normal, between two monogamous partners
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The assumption that monosexuality (i.e., attraction to people of only one gender) is the only normal or significant form of sexuality.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "In 1969, the Trudeau Liberals partially decriminalized homosexuality by allowing homosexual acts to take place provided that only two people were present. The idea that only two people could be present stems from the concept of mononormativity, or in other words, the idea that sexual relations are acceptable when only two people take part, preferably within the confines of a monogamous relationship"