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outréness

outréness noun: quality of being outré.

Noun

outréness (uncountable)

  1. Quality of being outré.
    • A sub-cultural style or artifact, when adopted by the mainstream, loses its singularity. Once bell-bottoms became fashionable they were no longer a "gay style." However, it would be foolish to think that these "borrowings" were indicative of acceptance or even tolerance. More than likely, they are...1980 August 16, Michael Bronski, “Does Life Incriminate Art?”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 5, page 10

Origin of outréness

From outré + -ness.

Questions about outréness

What does outréness mean?
Outréness means quality of being outré.
What part of speech is outréness?
Outréness is a noun.

Words near outréness in the dictionary

  1. outrushed
  2. outrushes
  3. outrushing
  4. outré
  5. outrée
  6. outréness
  7. outs
  8. outsail
  9. outsailed
  10. outsailing
  11. outsails

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