normative
Syllables: norm·at·ive/ˈnɔːmətɪv/US/ˈnoɹmətɪv/
normative adjective: of or pertaining to a norm or standard.
Adjective
normative (comparative more normative, superlative most normative)
Noun
normative (plural normatives)
- A regulation imposed to preserve a norm.
- Most important are the so-called economic normatives. They either specify the minimal efficiency of productive resources utilization or regulate the distribution of the enterprises revenue.1990, Czechoslovak Economic Papers, number 28, page 42
normative meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
normative in Tamil
- நெறி சார்ந்த
normative in Urdu
- معیار بندی سے متعلق, معیاری
normative in Bengali
- মাননির্ধারক, নিয়মাত্মক
Examples of normative in a sentence
- Myers-Briggs uses ipsative measures, whereas the Five-Factor Model uses normative measures.
- This normative expectation is perhaps best captured in the popular colloquial phrase: “Pics or it didn't happen.”
- Reflectionism is the other side of the coin of normative realism .
Forms of normative
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more normative |
| superlative | most normative |
| Noun | |
| plural | normatives |
Origin of normative
From Latin norma + -ative. Compare French normatif.
Words formed from normative
- ablenormative
- amatonormative
- antinormative
- Ashkenormative
- binormative
- cisheteronormative
- cisnormative
- counternormative
- dianormative
- endonormative
- exonormative
- heteronormative
- homonormative
- internormative
- metronormative
- mononormative
- neuronormative
- nonnormative
- normative economics
- normative ethics
- normative forecasting
- normative grammar
- normatively
- normativeness
- normative science
- normative state
- normative statement
- normative system
- normativism
- normativist
- normativity
- normativization
- normativize
- pornonormative
- queernormative
- repronormative
- socionormative
- transnormative
Phrases with normative
Words that rhyme with normative
Questions about normative
- What does normative mean?
- Normative means of or pertaining to a norm or standard.
- What is normative in Tamil?
- Normative in Tamil is நெறி சார்ந்த. See Normative meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is normative?
- Normative can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce normative?
- Normative is pronounced /ˈnɔːmətɪv/ (UK).
Words near normative in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: normative (page history and authors); normative (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); normative (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); normative (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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