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Antonyms for queer

Grammar : Adj
Spell : kweer
Phonetic Transcription : kwɪər

Definition of queer

Origin :
  • c.1500, "strange, peculiar, eccentric," from Scottish, perhaps from Low German (Brunswick dialect) queer "oblique, off-center," related to German quer "oblique, perverse, odd," from Old High German twerh "oblique," from PIE root *terkw- "to turn, twist, wind" (see thwart (adv.)).
  • Sense of "homosexual" first recorded 1922; the noun in this sense is 1935, from the adjective. Related: Queerly. Queer studies as an academic discipline attested from 1994.
  • adj odd; abnormal
  • adj not feeling well
Example sentences :
  • "Queer how nerves affect people," he said, as John and he left the stage.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • "Queer he had energy enough to tell me that much," remarked Bart, as he moved off.
  • Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
  • Queer sort of wheeze to say 'hyphen' in a chap's name as if it were a word, when it wasn't at all.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "Queer enough about Cy, that's a fact," concurred Captain Dimick.
  • Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • "Queer freak for a woman to live there all alone, anyhow," observed Jeb.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Cruise » by Burt L. Standish
  • "Queer fellow," muttered Cutter, as he returned to Madame Patoff's side.
  • Extract from : « Paul Patoff » by F. Marion Crawford
  • "Queer literature for such a girl to be perusing," was his mental observation.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Bravery » by Burt L. Standish
  • Queer that the racket doesn't bother us the way it did last night, isn't it?
  • Extract from : « The Grammar School Boys Snowbound » by H. Irving Hancock
  • Queer how we sneer at women for wanting the thing that gives them half their attraction!
  • Extract from : « The Long Run » by Edith Wharton
  • "Queer fellow that, Matthews," said the captain to his mate.
  • Extract from : « Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories » by Louis Becke

Synonyms for queer

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