noun
Meaning 1
The state of being normative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
normativity
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌnɔː.məˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
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General-American: /ˌnɔːɹ.məˈtɪv.ə.ti/
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rhymes with -ɪvɪti
noun
Meaning 2
The state of being a norm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
That which is normative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh3- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h3sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn)bor. Etruscanbor.? Latin norma Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English normative Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English normativity From normative + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: normativitat — state of being normative
- Dutch: normativiteit — state of being normative
- Finnish: normatiivisuus — state of being normative
- French: normativité — state of being normative
- Galician: normatividade — state of being normative
- German: Normativität — state of being normative
- Italian: normatività — state of being normative
- Polish: normatywność — state of being normative
- Portuguese: normatividade — state of being normative
- Romanian: normativitate — state of being normative
- Spanish: normatividad — state of being normative