queerness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English queer Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English queerness From queer + -ness.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The quality of being queer or odd.
- (countable) Something queer; an oddity.
- (offensive, possibly, uncountable) Homosexuality.
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(uncountable) The quality of being queer, in the sense of not conforming to sexual or gender norms.
My queerness and my addiction to alcohol flourished in a tiny bar tucked in San Francisco’s Castro district.
2023 June 26, Billy Lezra, “Opinion: Going sober taught me something about Pride”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| queernesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
homosexuality (state of not conforming to sexual norms) · gayness (state of not conforming to sexual norms)
Synonyms
irregularity · nonheterosexuality (state of not conforming to sexual norms) · weirdness · outlier · queerhood (state of being) · deviance · oddness · abnormality
Translations (12)
pl queer (the quality of being queer) · ga suaithníocht (the quality of being queer) · ga aiteacht (the quality of being queer) · fr queerité (the quality of being queer) · fr queerness (the quality of being queer) · ka უცნაურობა (the quality of being queer) · ar كُوِيرِيَّة (the quality of being queer) · fi queerius (the quality of being queer) · ga aistiúlacht (the quality of being queer) · ga aiteas (the quality of being queer) · ga aisteachas (the quality of being queer) · ga greannmhaireacht (the quality of being queer)