Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bi-ness
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being bi (“bisexual”); bisexualness, bisexuality.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The gay community was forged with the help of Bis. I don't think that gays are unwilling to accept help. However there can be a very high level of intolerance for Bi's who identify bi as opposed to gay. Some gays are simply intolerant and others see proclaiming biness as diluting the issues."
"To acknowledge his [Kevin Kumashiro's] biness or queerness means to acknowledge sexuality as fluid, unstable, which also, then, invites an examination of ‘normative’ identities."

Etymology

From bi + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bi-ness (alternative)

Questions

What does biness mean?: The state or quality of being bi (“bisexual”); bisexualness, bisexuality.
Where does biness come from?: From bi + -ness.

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