Queer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Deviating from the expected or normal; strange: a queer situation.
  • adj. Odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric. See Synonyms at strange.
  • adj. Of a questionable nature or character; suspicious.
  • adj. Slang Fake; counterfeit.
  • adj. Feeling slightly ill; queasy.
  • adj. Offensive Slang Homosexual.
  • adj. Usage Problem Of or relating to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, or transgendered people.
  • n. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a homosexual person.
  • n. Usage Problem A lesbian, gay male, bisexual, or transgendered person.
  • v. Slang To ruin or thwart: "might try to queer the Games with anything from troop movements . . . to a bomb attack” ( Newsweek).
  • v. Slang To put (someone) in a bad position.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. weird, odd or different.
  • adj. slightly unwell (mainly in to feel queer).
  • adj. homosexual.
  • adj. having to do with homosexuality, bisexuality, transgenderism etc.
  • n. A person who is or appears homosexual, or who has homosexual qualities.
  • n. A person of atypical sexuality or sexual identity.
  • n. General term of abuse, casting aspersions on target's sexuality; compare gay.
  • n. Counterfeit money.
  • v. To render an endeavor or agreement ineffective or null.
  • v. To reevaluate or reinterpret a work with an eye to sexual orientation and/or to gender, as by applying queer theory.
  • ad. queerly
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical.
  • adj. Mysterious; suspicious; questionable.
  • adj. homosexual.
  • n. Counterfeit money.
  • n. a homosexual.
  • v. To puzzle.
  • v. To ridicule; to banter; to rally.
  • v. To spoil the effect or success of, as by ridicule; to throw a wet blanket on; to spoil.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Appearing, behaving, or feeling otherwise than is usual or normal; odd; singular; droll; whimsical; quaint.
  • Open to suspicion; doubtful in point of honesty.
  • Counterfeit; worthless.
  • Having a sensation of sudden or impending illness; sick or languid.
  • Synonyms Strange, Odd, etc. (see eccentric), curious, extraordinary, unique, fantastic.
  • n. Counterfeit money; “green goods.”
  • To banter; ridicule; deride.
  • To puzzle.
  • n. An obsolete form of quire.
  • n. One of the joints or division-planes of queery rock.
  • To put wrong (unexpectedly); throw out of its proper status or working; ruin the success of; render useless by interference or infelicitous aid.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
  • n. offensive term for an openly homosexual man
  • v. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
  • adj. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  • v. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
  • Equivalent
    homosexual    strange    unusual   
    Verb Form
    queered    queering    queers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shirtlifter    gay man   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    queerish    queerness    queerly   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    odd    singular    strange    whimsical    mysterious    suspicious    questionable    homosexual    puzzle    ridicule   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bombardier    Chevalier    Clear    Deere    Fear    Greer    Imagineer    Lanier    Lear    Meir   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    curious    ugly    funny    unpleasant