queerness

• Существительное, обозначающее качество или состояние странности или необычности; также используется для описания сексуальной ориентации, характеризующейся влечением к лицам того же пола.

A noun referring to a quality or state of being strange or odd; also used to describe a sexual orientation characterized by attraction to persons of the same sex.

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1. Strange or unusual qualityB2formal

   The quality of being odd, peculiar, or unconventional in behavior or appearance.

   Странность

   • The queerness of his outfit drew everyone's attention.
   • There was a certain queerness in her manner that puzzled her friends.
   • The queerness of the situation made them all uncomfortable.

   Синонимыaberrationabnormalityanomalybizarrenesseccentricityodditypeculiaritysingularitystrangenessunconventionalityunusualnessweirdness

   Антонимыconventionalityfamiliaritynormalityordinariness

2. Non-heterosexual identity or attractionB2formal

   A term used to describe a sexual orientation or gender identity that is not heterosexual or cisgender, often reclaimed by the LGBTQ+ community.

   Квирность

   • The book explores themes of queerness and identity.
   • She embraced her queerness as a core part of who she is.
   • The conference focused on the history and politics of queerness.

   Антонимыstraightness