queerness
queerness · queernesses
The quality of being queer or oddThe quality of being queer or odd.
» If you have to tolerate my queerness, you're missing the point entirely.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable)The quality of being queer or odd.
(countable)Something queer; an oddity.
(offensive, possibly, uncountable)Homosexuality.
(uncountable)The quality of being queer, in the sense of not conforming to sexual or gender norms.
More definitions
- a strange attitude or habit
- a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
Examples
2 sentencesIf you have to tolerate my queerness, you're missing the point entirely.
Why is queerness still stigmatized?
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: queernesses| Singular | queerness |
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Synonyms
16 synonymsstate of being:queerhood
state of not conforming to sexual norms:nonheterosexuality
Close in meaning
- a strange attitude or habit:oddityquirkquirkinesscrotchet
- a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex:homosexualityhomosexualismhomoeroticismgayness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedqueer
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable