Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

queerdom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
queer-dom
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fact or state of being queer.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English queer Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English queerdom From queer + -dom.

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Questions

What does queerdom mean?
The world of queer (non-heterosexual) people; queer people collectively.
Where does queerdom come from?
Etymology tree English queer Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English queerdom From queer + -dom.

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