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inversion vs queerness

queerness vs inversion

inversion and queerness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inversion Yes No No No
queerness Yes No No No
As nouns, queerness is a hypernym of inversion; that is, queerness is a word with a broader meaning than inversion:
  • inversion: a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
  • queerness: a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
Other hypernyms of inversion include gayness, homoeroticism, homosexualism, homosexuality.
inversion (noun) queerness (noun)
turning upside down; setting on end a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
the act of turning inside out a strange attitude or habit
a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
the reversal of the normal order of words
(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth)
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