non-normative
adjective
(nonnormative)uk/ˌnɒnˈnɔː.mə.tɪv/us/ˌnɑːnˈnɔːr.mə.t̬ɪv/notrelatingto what isconsideredtheusualornormalway forpeopletolook,act, orbehave:
Thestudydiscussestheconnectionsbetween thecreationofnormsand thelegalpunishmentof non-normativebehaviour.
Theclothesaresoldin abroadrangeofsizesandcutstoaccommodatepeoplewith nonnormativebodytypes.
See also
heteronormative
- Theanthologyis acollectionof first-personessaysfromwriterswhogrewup in non-normativehouseholds.
- Teens who show non-normativeantisocialbehaviouroften havedysfunctionalfamilybackgrounds.
- Thepoethas often beenseenas arepresentativefor nonnormativesexuality.
Unique and unusual
- accidental
- alt-
- alternative
- be marked out assomethingidiom
- be one of a kindidiom
- guerrilla
- incongruous
- inimitable
- irreplaceable
- larger than lifeidiom
- quaintly
- quaintness
- quirkiness
- quirky
- random
- uniquely
- unmatchable
- unmatched
- unparalleled
- unrivalled