Synonyms for queer
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kweer |
| Phonetic Transcription : kwɪər |
Top 10 synonyms for queer Other synonyms for the word queer
- anomalous
- atypical
- bizarre
- curious
- demented
- doubtful
- droll
- dubious
- eerie
- erratic
- extraordinary
- fishy
- flaky
- fly ball
- freaky
- giddy
- idiosyncratic
- kinky
- kooky
- lightheaded
- mad
- mysterious
- oddball
- off the wall
- outlandish
- outre
- peculiar
- pukish
- puzzling
- quaint
- qualmish
- qualmy
- queasy
- questionable
- reeling
- remarkable
- shady
- sick
- singular
- squeamish
- strange
- suspicious
- touched
- unbalanced
- uncanny
- uncommon
- unconventional
- uneasy
- unhinged
- unnatural
- unorthodox
- unusual
- wacky
- weird
Définition 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
- "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
Antonyms for queer
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