Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

queerness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
queer-ness
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being queer or odd.

Uncountable

noun

Something queer; an oddity.

Countable

noun

Homosexuality.

Offensive; Uncountable

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

queernesses (plural)

Synonyms

queerhood abnormality oddness weirdness deviance irregularity outlier nonheterosexuality

Questions

What does queerness mean?
The quality of being queer or odd.
Where does queerness come from?
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.

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