queerness
noun
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noun
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.
- The quality of being queer or odd.
- Something queer; an oddity.
- Homosexuality.
- 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.”