Common and Queer

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Common

Common adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.
Usage example: just a common house cat but an extraordinary friend
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Queer is an antonym for common.
Nearby Words: commonplace, commonly, commons, commonality, commonness

Queer

Queer adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.
Usage example: one competitor had a queer way of running that attracted a lot of attention from the spectators
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Common is an antonym for queer in topics: strange, odd.
Nearby Words: queered, queering
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original original common original queer
large large common large queer
little little common little queer
pretty pretty common pretty queer
Other adjectives: less.

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  • Whilst casting people of any sexuality or identity is now more common, it's not untrue that actual queer people usually can just perform as more queer than straight/cisgendered people can.
    Source: Queer Character Queer Actor
  • Queer actors playing a character who is queer but identifies differently than themselves is becoming more common.
    Source: Queer Character Queer Actor
  • Creator / Louise Brooks Louise also used the phrases queer or pansy to describe herself instead of the more common lesbian or bisexual.
    Source: Creator / Louise Brooks
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