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same-sexness

same-sexness noun: the condition of having or being of the same sex.

Noun

same-sexness (uncountable)

  1. The condition of having or being of the same sex.
    • Thus since twins occur in almost one percent of the cases, the probability of same-sexness would be increased from .500 to at most .502, […]1949, The journal of heredity
  2. Homosexuality.
    • Though he dwells mostly on the affairs of men — which would make the same-sexness an obvious result — instances in which women suffer punishment are usually engineered by other women.2005, Gail Kathleen Hart, Friedrich Schiller
    • Grimsrud consistently argues against a position that would see some "inherent wrongness" with same-sexness rather than with certain forms of same-sex activities.2009, Goshen College, Mennonite Historical Society, The Mennonite quarterly review

Origin of same-sexness

From same-sex + -ness.

Questions about same-sexness

What does same-sexness mean?
Same-sexness means the condition of having or being of the same sex.
What part of speech is same-sexness?
Same-sexness is a noun.

Words near same-sexness in the dictionary

  1. same-sex
  2. same-sex marriage
  3. same-sex marriages
  4. same-sexer
  5. same-sexers
  6. same-sexness
  7. same-sexuality
  8. Samean
  9. samech
  10. samechs
  11. Samee

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