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 Blaike has been working on a poetry collection that explores love, queerness, desire and personhood. Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The album is about growing up, desire, masculinity, queerness, loneliness, money, memory and the strange violence of becoming an adult. Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Their songs confronted rape culture, body shaming and the politics of gender while making room for queerness, friendship and collective strength — subjects that, as the band now sees it, remain painfully current. Spin Staff, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026 Listening to the new album, there are many different references to your queerness. Jeffrey Masters, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 The cast share the characters’ disparate attitudes toward queerness. Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queerness
Noun
  • In Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, evil is a native sickness that contaminates an otherwise perfect, unsullied child of empire.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a mysterious sickness going around, apparently caused by a toxic fog that invisibly burns the skin of whoever comes into contact with it.
    Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Symptoms include, but are not limited to, headache, dizziness, nausea, light or sound sensitivity and coordination difficulties.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Healthy people infected with salmonella often experience fever, bloody diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, according to the federal health agency.
    Julia Hawkins, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Queerness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queerness. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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