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- pronunciation:
- kwir
- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
strange, unusual, or unexpected; eccentric; odd.
He has queer ideas about life.- synonyms:
- eccentric, funny, odd, offbeat, peculiar, singular, strange, weird
- antonyms:
- normal
- similar words:
- abnormal, alien, bizarre, crazy, curious, different, erratic, fantastic, foreign, freaky, quaint, screwy, unconventional, unexpected, unfamiliar, unique, unusual, wacky
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| definition 2: |
uneasy or diffident.
I would feel queer going without an invitation.- synonyms:
- diffident, uncomfortable, uneasy
- similar words:
- awkward, funny, odd, strange, unsure
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| definition 3: |
of or pertaining to people who are not heterosexual, or who do not define their sexuality as something static or in standard terms of "heterosexual "or "homosexual." The term can also apply to people who are not cisgender; that is, people who do not identify with the sex that was assigned to them at birth.
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| definition 4: |
(old-fashioned; offensive slang) homosexual.
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| related words: |
anomalous, balmy, freak, outlandish, perverse, quizzical, singular, weird |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
queers, queering, queered |
| definition: |
to ruin or cause to be in jeopardy; spoil.
His comments queered her chances for the award.- synonyms:
- mess up, spoil
- similar words:
- blow, botch, damage, endanger, foul up, harm, hurt, injure, jeopardize, ruin, thwart
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| related words: |
sabotage |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
(old-fashioned; offensive slang) a homosexual, esp. one who is male.
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| derivations: |
queerly (adv.), queerness (n.) |
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