normative

1. 1.

   relating to or dealing with norms

   “normative discipline”

   “normative samples”
2. 2.

   pertaining to giving directives or rules

   “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”

   Synonymsprescriptive

   grammar

Questions about normative

What does normative mean?

normative means "relating to or dealing with norms". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in normative?

normative has 3 syllables: nor-ma-tive. The stress falls on "nor". In IPA it is /ˈnɔɹmətɪv/.

What is another word for normative?

Close synonyms include prescriptive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.