Synonyms of queerness

queerness

noun

as in sickness

a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting

after the roller coaster ride, I had to rest to overcome the dizziness and queerness that I was feeling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sickness
• nausea
• squeamishness
• queasiness
• nauseousness
• mountain sickness
• motion sickness
• qualmishness
• altitude sickness
• qualm
• car sickness
• seasickness
• morning sickness
• airsickness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of queerness

Father and son then recollect a life lived in secret as the filmmaker reflects on his own queerness. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026

Writing openly about subjects from erectile dysfunction to caring for his father after an ALS diagnosis, Marshall finds that the intersection of queerness and disability is intimacy. — Chris Martin, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Those layers, which expand in Heartstopper Forever, are illustrative of Oseman’s approach that appreciates both the evolution inherent to queerness and the coming of age. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026

At its best, the film rebuffs standard-issue 1950s heteronormativity, validating queerness at a moment when the Motion Picture Production Code forbade explicit reference to it. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026

Detailing the tumultuous life of Black, gay Chiron (played in ascending ages by Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, and Trevante Rhodes, all astonishing) in three parts, Moonlight examines the complex intersections of Blackness, masculinity, and queerness with heartwrenching nuance. — Rachel Simon, Vulture, 19 June 2026

Yagwang works across sculpture, video, installation and performance, addressing gender, human rights and labor in relation to subcultures, queerness, and issues of identity. — News Desk, Artforum, 17 June 2026

Japan’s complex attitudes towards homosexuality — at the risk of overly simplifying it, the country is more conservative towards queerness than America in some ways, and more accepting in others —bleed into the media that comes from the country. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 June 2026

Soon after, Fatima secretly joins a dating app, hoping to understand her queerness. — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026