nonnormative

1. 1.

   not based on a norm

   Similarnonstandard

Questions about nonnormative

What does nonnormative mean?

nonnormative means "not based on a norm".

How many syllables are in nonnormative?

nonnormative has 4 syllables and divides as non-nor-ma-tive under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is nonnormative a common word?

nonnormative is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.