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
Yagwang works across sculpture, video, installation and performance, addressing gender, human rights and labor in relation to subcultures, queerness, and issues of identity.
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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
For her work, dealing with concepts of race, queerness, femininity, and beauty, Thomas equally draws inspiration from art history, popular culture, and African textiles, among other sources.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 12 June 2026
Soon after, Fatima secretly joins a dating app, hoping to understand her queerness.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Many emerging and mainstream designers in the fashion space prove that embracing queerness isn't confined to June or a plethora of rainbow-donning cash grabs.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 11 June 2026
The art show paired portraits of animals that exhibit same-sex behaviors, like peacocks and flamingos, and was meant to be a commentary on how queerness has been hidden throughout history, leaving artists to use symbolism to communicate their point of view.
—Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
The gesture of queerness survives in the harshest of climates.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2026
There's a lot of queerness happening.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
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
For her work, dealing with concepts of race, queerness, femininity, and beauty, Thomas equally draws inspiration from art history, popular culture, and African textiles, among other sources.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 12 June 2026
Soon after, Fatima secretly joins a dating app, hoping to understand her queerness.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Many emerging and mainstream designers in the fashion space prove that embracing queerness isn't confined to June or a plethora of rainbow-donning cash grabs.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 11 June 2026
The art show paired portraits of animals that exhibit same-sex behaviors, like peacocks and flamingos, and was meant to be a commentary on how queerness has been hidden throughout history, leaving artists to use symbolism to communicate their point of view.
—Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
The gesture of queerness survives in the harshest of climates.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2026
There's a lot of queerness happening.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queerness
Noun
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God had never mandated sickness for His image and likeness, and I could not be fooled into feeling the effects of what was simply an unreal suggestion coming to thought.—
Reece Schaberg,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 June 2026
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That is a genuine cultural sickness.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Some symptoms of diphenhydramine poisoning include drowsiness, agitation, fast heart rate, nausea, vomiting, hallucinations, seizures, dangerous heart rhythm and loss of consciousness.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Symptoms include muscle cramps, extreme fatigue, impaired performance, headache, irritability, nausea, dizziness, cramping and dehydration.—
Dorany Pineda,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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“Queerness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queerness. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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