queerness

NOUN

eccentricity

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foible idiosyncrasy peculiarity quirk weirdness

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aberration abnormality anomaly caprice capriciousness freakishness irregularity kink nonconformity oddity oddness outlandishness singularity strangeness unconventionality whimsicality

WEAK

hereticism idiocrasy unorthodoxness waywardness whimsicalness

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STRONG

conformity normalcy normality regularity sameness standard usualness

WEAK

commonality dullness regularness uniformity usual

NOUN

mannerism

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eccentricity idiosyncrasy quirk trait

STRONG

affectation air characteristic foible habit oddness pose pretension singularity trick

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honesty

NOUN

oddity

Synonyms

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abnormality anomaly characteristic curiosity idiosyncrasy incongruity irregularity peculiarity phenomenon quirk rarity

STRONG

bizarreness eccentricity extraordinariness freak freakishness kink oddness outlandishness singularity strangeness unconventionality unnaturalness

WEAK

conversation piece

Antonyms

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normality regularity usualness

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commonality normalcy

WEAK

convention habit norm standard

NOUN

peculiarity

Synonyms

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distinctiveness eccentricity foible idiosyncrasy particularity quirk trait

STRONG

abnormality affectation attribute bizarreness character feature freakishness gimmick kink mannerism mark property quality savor schtick singularity slant specialty twist unusualness

WEAK

odd trait

Antonyms

STRONG

simplicity

WEAK

normality usualness

NOUN

quirkiness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

idiosyncrasy peculiarity weirdness

STRONG

aberration abnormality anomaly caprice capriciousness foible freakishness irregularity kink nonconformity oddity oddness outlandishness quirk singularity strangeness unconventionality whimsicality

WEAK

hereticism idiocrasy unorthodoxness waywardness whimsicalness

Antonyms

STRONG

conformity normalcy normality regularity sameness standard usualness

NOUN

singularity

Synonyms

STRONG

aberration abnormality anomaly caprice capriciousness foible freakishness idiosyncrasy irregularity kink nonconformity oddity oddness outlandishness peculiarity quirk quirkiness strangeness unconventionality weirdness whimsicality

WEAK

hereticism idiocrasy unorthodoxness waywardness whimsicalness

Antonyms

STRONG

conformity normalcy normality regularity sameness standard usualness

Example Sentences

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And yet, “Bridgerton” also endorses Benedict’s queerness in the latest season’s sixth episode, when he comes out to Sophie.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

Guest: Frankie de la Cretaz, writer at the intersection of sports, gender, culture, and queerness, author of Hail Mary: the Rise and Fall of the National Women’s Football League and Out of Your League newsletter.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

Adding to the sense of showering Wilde’s comedy in a hail of sequined queerness is the casting of Stephen Fry as the imperious Lady Bracknell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

“The discomfort I developed for myself was not a product of my queerness, but instead a product of the attitude of people around me, because I was so worried about not being accepted.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

Leninci felt herself entitled, after this day of queerness and horror, to a complete and absolute holiday.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

queerness

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