queerness

Definition of queernessnext
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

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Recent Examples of queerness Currently a professional wedding filmmaker now shifting toward personal artistic projects focused on Black motherhood, queerness and reclaiming space through storytelling. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 27 May 2026 Painting is where my queerness thrives. Gabe Montesanti, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026 The show makes a pointed choice to have Tall Pines be progressive about queerness. Brittany Delay, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026 The brand’s first Australian outpost is set on Oxford Street—with its longstanding tangle of nightlife, queerness, rebellion, theater, politics, and fashion—which has long served as one of the city’s great cultural arteries. Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026 Her love for the city is palpable, imbued with her frankness, her fun, her queerness, and her history. Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 There’s a queerness to Mantello’s vision, including a blurring of gender associations that begins with its leads and radiates throughout, that ultimately drains the drama of its potency. Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026 Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg treats the Schwoopers with loving care, delving into themes of queerness, loss, religion, love, mental health, and growing up with a thoughtfulness and specificity that make his characters feel both familiar and unique. Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026 Mishima’s Forbidden Colors really is one of the greatest novels about queerness ever written. Jeremy O. Harris, Vanity Fair, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queerness
Noun
  • The test is whether MAHA can force government to stop subsidizing, shielding, and defending the industries that profit from sickness.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
  • Deborah doesn’t want sickness to tarnish her legacy.
    Judy Berman, Time, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Potential side effects of GLP-1s include nausea, vomiting, changes in vision, low blood sugar, and, in rare cases, thyroid cancer.
    Maia Rosenfeld, NBC news, 29 May 2026
  • Four months of chemotherapy followed, with nausea and exhaustion that never quite let up.
    Ayren Jackson-Cannady, SELF, 29 May 2026

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“Queerness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queerness. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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