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heteronormal

adj

Etymology

From hetero- + normal.

  1. derived from normālis
  2. prefixed as heteronormal — “hetero + normal”

Definitions

  1. Conforming to heteronormativity

    Conforming to heteronormativity; accepting or promoting traditional views on gender and heterosexuality.

    • Yet letting go of the need to keep my heteronormal self alive, I have come to more fully embrace and gain sustenance from my "real" family who have been there all along.
    • Spiegel quite evidently did not fear that Williams's material was too extreme for an industry and public that only three years before had been scandalized by the merest suggestion of unconventional (though heteronormal) sex in Baby Doll.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for heteronormal. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA