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gayness

[gey-nis]

noun

  1. gay or lesbian sexual orientation or behavior.

  2. Older Use.the state or quality of being bright or showy.

    the gayness of the décor.

  3. Older Use.the state or quality of being merry or lively.

    her gayness of spirit.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gayness1

First recorded in 1400–50 gayness for defs. 2, 3, and in 1950–55 gayness for def. 1; Middle English gaynesse, gainesse ; gay ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )
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Marshall told me that Reilly — a Tony Award-winning actor who studied under Uta Hagen — never really hid his gayness publicly as he became more successful.

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Your possible gayness had been a subject of debate among your students, not in a malicious way, more in a fun if gossipy way.

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That chance encounter was an awakening that helped fuel Stellar’s decades-long drive to take pictures of unapologetic, maverick gayness as much as he can fit into a day.

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But my daughters claim I'm suppressing my gayness, and maybe they have a point: I watch "The Crown," I'm obsessively neat and I appreciate women's fashion.

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A Georgia elementary school principal panicked, pulled the plug on a Batman lecture and apologized to parents because gayness was part of the presentation.

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