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Gayness
//ˈɡeɪ.nəs// noun
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Noun
- 1 The state of being gay (colorful or festive); display or dressiness. dated, rare, uncountable, usually
"And truly, at a short butt, which some men doth use, the peacock feather doth seldom keep up the shaft either right or level, it is so rough and heavy ; so that many men, which have taken them up for gayness, hath laid them down again for profit:"
- 2 a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex wordnet
- 3 The state of being gay (cheerful); gaiety. countable, dated, rare, usually
- 4 The state of being gay (homosexual); homosexuality; demeanor stereotypically representative of it. uncountable, usually
"You cannot blame their gayness, their queerness, their homosexuality on sudden wealth."
Etymology
From Middle English gaynesse, equivalent to gay + -ness.
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