gayness

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gayness

/ˈɡeɪ.nəs/

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From Middle English gaynesse, equivalent to gay + -ness.

noun gaynesses

dated, rare, uncountable, usually The state of being gay (colorful or festive); display or dressiness. And truly, at a short butt, which some men doth use, the peacock feather doth seldom keep up the shaft either right or level, it is so rough and heavy ; so that many men, which have taken them up for gayness, hath laid them down again for profit:
countable, dated, rare, usually The state of being gay (cheerful); gaiety.
Similar: gayfulness, joy, blitheness, blithesomeness, cheerfulness, cheeriness, contentness, contentedness, delight, delightedness, elatedness, elation
uncountable, usually The state of being gay (homosexual); homosexuality; demeanor stereotypically representative of it. You cannot blame their gayness, their queerness, their homosexuality on sudden wealth.
Similar: homosexuality, gay, faggotry

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@misc{gayness_2026,
  title = {gayness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gayness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}