queer
🇺🇸
/kwɪr/
🇬🇧
/kwɪə(r)/
adjective
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strange or odd
The queer sound made me look around.
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a word for gay people, sometimes used offensively but also by some gay people themselves
He proudly identifies as queer.
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relating to people who are not straight or cisgender
Queer communities support diverse identities.
noun
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a word for a gay person, sometimes used offensively but also by some gay people themselves
As a queer, he faces discrimination but finds strength in community.
translation
strange or odd; a word for gay people, sometimes used offensively but also by some gay people themselves; relating to people who are not straight or cisgender
a word for a gay person, sometimes used offensively but also by some gay people themselves
Word Forms
Comparative
queerer
Superlative
queerest
Plural
queers