heteronormativity

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heteronormativity

  • /ˌhɛ.tɚ.oʊ.nɔːɹ.məˈtɪv.ə.ti/ US
  • /ˌhɛt.(ə).ɹoʊ.nɔː.məˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ UK

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noun heteronormativities

  1. countable, uncountable The assumption that all human beings are either male or female in both sex and gender, and that sexual and romantic attraction and activity only occurs, or is only normal, between people of different sexes.

    Similar: homophobia

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noun heteronormativity

Españolheteronormatividad
Portuguêsheteronormatividade
Françaishétéronormativité
DeutschHeteronormativität
Italianoeteronormatività
Ελληνικάετεροκανονικότητα eterokanonikótita
Românăheteronormativitate
Русскийгетеронормати́вность geteronormatívnostʹ
العربيةمِعْيَارِيّة مُغَايَرَة

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@misc{heteronormativity_2026,
  title = {heteronormativity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heteronormativity},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}