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Definitions for Queerness

[1] strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular: a queer notion of justice.
[2] of a questionable nature or character; suspicious; shady: Something queer about the language of the prospectus kept investors away.
[3] not feeling physically right or well; giddy, faint, or qualmish: to feel queer.
[4] mentally unbalanced or deranged.
[5] Slang . Usually Disparaging and Offensive . (of a person) gay or lesbian. noting or relating to a sexual orientation or gender identity that falls outside the heterosexual mainstream or the gender binary: queer subcultures.
[6] Slang . bad, worthless, or counterfeit.
[7] to spoil; ruin.
[8] to put (a person) in a hopeless or disadvantageous situation as to success, favor, etc.
[9] to jeopardize.
[10] Slang . Disparaging and Offensive . a term used to refer to a a person who is gay or lesbian. a person whose sexual orientation or gender identity falls outside the heterosexual mainstream or the gender binary.
[11] Slang . counterfeit money.
[12] queer the pitch , British Informal . to spoil the chances of success.
[13] differing from the normal or usual in a way regarded as odd or strange
[14] suspicious, dubious, or shady
[15] faint, giddy, or queasy
[16] informal , taboo homosexual
[17] informal odd or unbalanced mentally; eccentric or slightly mad
[18] slang worthless or counterfeit
[19] informal , taboo a homosexual, usually a male
[20] to spoil or thwart (esp in the phrase queer someone's pitch )
[21] to put in a difficult or dangerous position

Words related to Queerness

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Origin of Queerness

1500–10; perhaps < German quer oblique, cross, adverse

Other words from Queerness

queer·ly , adverb
queer·ness , noun

Word origin for Queerness

C16: perhaps from German quer oblique, ultimately from Old High German twērh

Synonyms for Queerness

eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, quirk, trait, affectation, air, characteristic, foible, habit, oddness, pose, pretension, singularity, trick