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gayness

[ gey-nis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

gay or lesbian sexual orientation or behavior.
Older Use. the state or quality of being bright or showy:
the gayness of the décor.
Older Use. the state or quality of being merry or lively:
her gayness of spirit.

First recorded in 1400–50 gayness fordefs 2, 3, and in 1950–55 gayness fordef 1; Middle English gaynesse, gainesse ; gay ( def ) + -ness ( def )

Gayness passes across my lips and courses through my veins like a 20-year-old scotch.

Gates imposed a Must Tell policy on the CIA, because he recognized gayness was not the distraction—hiding it was.

But in framing his gayness around race-based oppression, Lemon ignited a potent battle between allegiance and identity.

That Campfield construes gayness to be a dangerous act may be rooted in his faulty understanding of HIV and AIDS.

The military's outlawing of gayness has made it one of the last bunkers of safe male bonding.

Each candlestick wore, with holiday gayness, a large green bow, and the soft combination of color and grouping was charming.

The streets were clean and bright; and there was plenty of gayness and joy—for them as could grab a share of it.

And as he spoke all of the gayness of joy was lost from the voice of my beloved Gouverneur and in its place was a bitterness.

He had selected them for the gayness of their uniforms, which he fancied betokened their exalted rank.

Her good spirits and gayness created a happy mood in the nation.

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