normative

Plural: normatives

Adjective

relating to or dealing with norms
- "normative discipline"
- "normative samples"
pertaining to giving directives or rules

Adj

Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.
Conforming to a norm or norms.
Attempting to establish or prescribe a norm.

Noun

A regulation imposed to preserve a norm.

Examples

normative behaviour
normative grammar

Origin / Etymology

From Latin norma + -ative. Compare French normatif.

Synonyms

prescriptive

Antonyms

descriptive

Scrabble Score: 14

normative: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
normative: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
normative: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

normative: valid Words With Friends Word