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cisheteronormative

Syllables: cis·he·ter·o·norm·at·iveUK/ˌsɪsˌhɛtəɹəʊˈnɔːmətɪv//ˌsɪsˌhɛtəɹoʊˈnoɹmətɪv/

cisheteronormative adjective: cisnormative and heteronormative.

Adjective

cisheteronormative (not comparable)

  1. Cisnormative and heteronormative.
    • “In a cisheteronormative world, we are more likely to assume people to be cis and straight until told otherwise than to assume they’re trans or queer,” says Melissa A. Fabello, PhD, a sex and relationships educator.2023 August 31, Frankie de la Cretaz, “Postcard from Camp Gaylore”, in Cosmopolitan

Origin of cisheteronormative

From cis- + hetero- + normative.

Words that rhyme with cisheteronormative

Questions about cisheteronormative

What does cisheteronormative mean?
Cisheteronormative means cisnormative and heteronormative.
What part of speech is cisheteronormative?
Cisheteronormative is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cisheteronormative?
Cisheteronormative is pronounced /ˌsɪsˌhɛtəɹəʊˈnɔːmətɪv/ (UK).

Words near cisheteronormative in the dictionary

  1. cisguy
  2. cisguys
  3. Cishan
  4. cishet
  5. cishetero
  6. cisheteronormative
  7. cisheteronormativity
  8. cisheteropatriarchal
  9. cisheteropatriarchies
  10. cisheteropatriarchy
  11. cisheterosexual

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