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
Narratives by Black and Brown writers, stories shaped by queerness, and accounts informed by feminist critique now regularly find a place on bookstore shelves.
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Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Now there are cool churches who accept queerness and don’t paint it as this horrific sin.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
Transgender identity and lesbian desire also surfaced, though the writers are interested less in queerness than self-determination.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
The music, dialect, sense of humour, and resourcefulness often associated with this particular island in the North Atlantic feel intertwined with their queerness.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Many entries in the genre exist in the uncanny valley between heterosexuality and queerness, where a relationship is gay because of the physical absence of women more than the actual identities of the lovers.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
About queerness in professional sports.
—Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Who condemned queerness very publicly in their ConneXion videos, while embodying it privately.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 6 Jan. 2026
At once a show of authentic self and a primary site of internalized shame, gay voice was (and sometimes remains) the first way many men learned that queerness could be policed from the inside out.
—John Casey, Them., 12 Dec. 2025
Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Now there are cool churches who accept queerness and don’t paint it as this horrific sin.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
Transgender identity and lesbian desire also surfaced, though the writers are interested less in queerness than self-determination.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
The music, dialect, sense of humour, and resourcefulness often associated with this particular island in the North Atlantic feel intertwined with their queerness.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Many entries in the genre exist in the uncanny valley between heterosexuality and queerness, where a relationship is gay because of the physical absence of women more than the actual identities of the lovers.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
About queerness in professional sports.
—Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Who condemned queerness very publicly in their ConneXion videos, while embodying it privately.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 6 Jan. 2026
At once a show of authentic self and a primary site of internalized shame, gay voice was (and sometimes remains) the first way many men learned that queerness could be policed from the inside out.
—John Casey, Them., 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queerness
Noun
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Thankfully, my sickness is over.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Kind of like with any sickness, getting to the root of the problem with a medical professional will do more than downing a multitude of hot beverages.—
Sara Kiley Watson,
Popular Science,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea, nausea and stomach pain, body aches, headache and fever.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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My mom swears by them as a medical hack for combatting nausea, too.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Queerness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queerness. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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