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Queerness

The quality of being queer or odd.

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noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being queer or odd.

  2. 2

    Something queer; an oddity.

  3. 3

    The quality of being queer, in the sense of not conforming to sexual or gender norms.

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odditynoun(countable) An odd or strange thing or opinion.
quirknounAn idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.
crotchetnoun(music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
quirkinessnoun(uncountable) The state of being quirky.

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quirkinessnoun(uncountable) The state of being quirky.
quirknounAn idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.
odditynoun(countable) An odd or strange thing or opinion.
crotchetnoun(music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
queeritynoun(social sciences) Queerness, in the sense of not conforming to sexual or gender norms.
queerishnessnounThe quality of being queerish.
queerhoodnounThe state or condition of being queer; queerness
oddnessnoun(uncountable) The state or quality of being odd.
genderqueernessnounThe quality or state of being genderqueer.
weirdnessnoun(uncountable) The state or quality of being weird.
strangenessnoun(uncountable) The state or quality of being strange, odd or weird.
heteroqueernessnoun(LGBTQ) The state of being heteroqueer.
queerdomnounThe world of queer (non-heterosexual) people; queer people collectively.
unusualnessnoun(uncountable) The condition or state of being unusual.
homosexualnessnounThe quality of being homosexual.
quidditynoun(philosophy) The essence or inherent nature of a person or thing.
othernessnoun(uncountable) The quality of being different or distinct.
gaynessnoun(uncountable) The state of being gay (homosexual); homosexuality; demeanor stereotypically representative of it.
quizzitynoun(obsolete) Oddity; eccentricity.
eccentricitynounThe quality of being eccentric or odd; any eccentric behaviour.

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