gayness
Meanings
Plural: gaynesses
Noun
- a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
- The state of being gay (colorful or festive); display or dressiness.
- The state of being gay (cheerful); gaiety.
- The state of being gay (homosexual); homosexuality; demeanor stereotypically representative of it.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English gaynesse, equivalent to gay + -ness.
Synonyms
;, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentedness, contentness, delight, delightedness, elatedness, elation, exuberance, exuberantness, faggotry, felicity, gaiety, gay, gayfulness, gayness, gladness, gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, gleesomeness, happiness, high spirits, hilarity, homoeroticism, homosexualism, homosexuality, jolliness, jollity, joviality, jovialness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, liss, merriment, merriness, mirth, mirthfulness, pleasedness, queerness
Scrabble Score: 11
gayness is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordgayness is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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