Queerness


Synonyms for queerness
noun bizarreness, unusualness

peculiarity
idiosyncrasy
foible
quirk
abnormality
strangeness
oddity

nonconformity
aberration
kink
irregularity
caprice
anomaly
singularity

weirdness
oddness
unconventionality
whimsicality
capriciousness
freakishness
outlandishness

hereticism
idiocrasy
unorthodoxness
waywardness
whimsicalness

Antonyms for queerness

sameness
normalcy
usualness
regularity

commonality
normality
standard
conformity

dullness
uniformity
usual
regularness

Synonyms
noun peculiarity of how someone behaves, acts

eccentricity
trait
idiosyncrasy
quirk

habit
characteristic
pose
foible

trick
pretension
affectation
singularity

air
oddness

Antonyms

honesty

Synonyms
noun abnormality

phenomenon
quirk
characteristic
incongruity
rarity
peculiarity

curiosity
idiosyncrasy
anomaly
irregularity
freak
strangeness

kink
eccentricity
unnaturalness
singularity
oddness
extraordinariness

outlandishness
unconventionality
bizarreness
freakishness
conversation piece

Antonyms

regularity
usualness
commonality

normalcy
norm
normality

convention
habit
standard

Synonyms
noun characteristic; oddity

quirk
idiosyncrasy
foible
distinctiveness
trait
eccentricity
particularity

abnormality
kink
savor
attribute
slant
character
feature

specialty
twist
mark
mannerism
affectation
singularity
property

quality
gimmick
unusualness
schtick
freakishness
bizarreness
odd trait

Antonyms

simplicity

usualness

normality

Synonyms
noun eccentricity

peculiarity
idiosyncrasy
abnormality
strangeness
oddity
nonconformity
quirk

kink
irregularity
caprice
singularity
foible
anomaly
aberration

weirdness
oddness
unconventionality
whimsicality
outlandishness
capriciousness
freakishness

hereticism
idiocrasy
unorthodoxness
waywardness
whimsicalness

Antonyms

sameness
normalcy
usualness

regularity
normality
standard

conformity

Synonyms
noun eccentricity

strangeness
oddity
peculiarity
aberration
anomaly
quirk
foible

nonconformity
abnormality
idiosyncrasy
kink
caprice
quirkiness
irregularity

weirdness
freakishness
oddness
outlandishness
whimsicality
capriciousness
unconventionality

hereticism
idiocrasy
unorthodoxness
waywardness
whimsicalness

Antonyms

normalcy
usualness
regularity

sameness
normality
standard

conformity

Usage Notes

Since the early 20th century, queer has had the meaning “homosexual,” and for much of the time has been used with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting. The term has more recently come to include any persons whose sexuality or gender identity falls outside the heterosexual mainstream. Since the 1980s, queer has increasingly been adopted as a preferred term by young or radical homosexuals and in the academic community: queer bars and nightclubs; scholars of queer studies. In the mainstream homosexual community, however, gay and lesbian remain the terms of choice.

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