queerness — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The quality of being queer or odd.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

2. Something queer; an oddity.

   Usage

   • Countable

3. Homosexuality.

   Usage

   • Offensive
   • possibly
   • Uncountable

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

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Examples

   My queerness and my addiction to alcohol flourished in a tiny bar tucked in San Francisco’s Castro district.

Noun

1. a strange attitude or habit

   Synonyms

   oddityquirkquirkinesscrotchet

   Broader terms

   unfamiliaritystrangeness

2. a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex

   Synonyms

   homosexualityhomosexualismhomoeroticismgayness

   Broader terms

   sexual activitysexual practicesexsex activity