queerness

English Thesaurus

1. a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex (noun.act)

hypernym	:	sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice,
definition	:	activities associated with sexual intercourse (noun.act)

hyponym	:	inversion, sexual inversion,
definition	:	a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex (noun.act)

hyponym	:	lesbianism, sapphism,
definition	:	female homosexuality (noun.act)

hyponym	:	paederasty, pederasty,
definition	:	sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner) (noun.act)

2. a strange attitude or habit (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	strangeness, unfamiliarity,
definition	:	unusualness as a consequence of not being well known (noun.attribute)

3. a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex (noun.act)

derivation	:	homosexual,
definition	:	sexually attracted to members of your own sex (adj.all)

derivation	:	gay, homophile, queer,
definition	:	homosexual or arousing homosexual desires (adj.all)

derivation	:	homoerotic,
definition	:	of or concerning homosexual love (adj.all)

4. a strange attitude or habit (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	far-out, kinky, offbeat, quirky, way-out,
definition	:	informal terms; strikingly unconventional (adj.all)

derivation	:	curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular,
definition	:	beyond or deviating from the usual or expected (adj.all)

derivation	:	cantankerous, crotchety, ornery,
definition	:	having a difficult and contrary disposition (adj.all)

5. a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex (noun.act)

derivation	:	homosexual,
definition	:	sexually attracted to members of your own sex (adj.all)

derivation	:	gay, homophile, queer,
definition	:	homosexual or arousing homosexual desires (adj.all)

derivation	:	homoerotic,
definition	:	of or concerning homosexual love (adj.all)

6. a strange attitude or habit (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	far-out, kinky, offbeat, quirky, way-out,
definition	:	informal terms; strikingly unconventional (adj.all)

derivation	:	curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular,
definition	:	beyond or deviating from the usual or expected (adj.all)

derivation	:	cantankerous, crotchety, ornery,
definition	:	having a difficult and contrary disposition (adj.all)