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queerness

noun

Definition of queerness

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 The cast share the characters’ disparate attitudes toward queerness. — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026 Father and son then recollect a life lived in secret as the filmmaker reflects on his own queerness. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026 Writing openly about subjects from erectile dysfunction to caring for his father after an ALS diagnosis, Marshall finds that the intersection of queerness and disability is intimacy. — Chris Martin, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 Those layers, which expand in Heartstopper Forever, are illustrative of Oseman’s approach that appreciates both the evolution inherent to queerness and the coming of age. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026 At its best, the film rebuffs standard-issue 1950s heteronormativity, validating queerness at a moment when the Motion Picture Production Code forbade explicit reference to it. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026 Detailing the tumultuous life of Black, gay Chiron (played in ascending ages by Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, and Trevante Rhodes, all astonishing) in three parts, Moonlight examines the complex intersections of Blackness, masculinity, and queerness with heartwrenching nuance. — Rachel Simon, Vulture, 19 June 2026 Yagwang works across sculpture, video, installation and performance, addressing gender, human rights and labor in relation to subcultures, queerness, and issues of identity. — News Desk, Artforum, 17 June 2026 Soon after, Fatima secretly joins a dating app, hoping to understand her queerness. — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

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But ratepayers, like everyone else, suffer sickness and death when forced to breathe dirty air.

— John Kostyack, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Additionally, there are temporal patterns to when certain viruses reactivate during sickness.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026

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