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单词 gaydom
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gaydomn.

Brit. /ˈɡeɪdəm/, U.S. /ˈɡeɪdəm/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gay adj., -dom suffix.
Etymology: < gay adj. + -dom suffix.
1. The fact or quality of being light-hearted and carefree. Obsolete. rare.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [noun] > light-heartedness
lightnessa1350
light-heartedness1603
jauntiness1712
gaieté de cœur1728
sans souci1781
boyhood1829
sans-souci-ism1837
breeziness1885
gaydom1922
carefreeness1924
viscerotonia1980
happy-go-luckiness2008
1922 Lima (Ohio) News & Times-Democrat 4 June 20/4 ‘Our Mary’ has done a wonderful thing in ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy’—her newest picture—all done with a glint of gaydom and a touch of pathos about it.
2. The fact or quality of being homosexual; the social and cultural sphere of homosexual people.
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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [noun]
sexual inversion1883
inversion1891
homosexuality1892
uranism1893
Uranianism1909
homoeroticism1915
homoerotism1916
queerness1925
homoism1927
homophiliaa1942
gayness1954
queerdom1961
poofdom1972
gaydom1978
1978 L. Kramer Faggots 94 ‘This makes you nervous,’ Abe asked, suddenly recalling Fred's warning on Randy's secret gaydom.
1990 N.Y. Woman Oct. 77/1 That ability to show feeling in an ongoing way that my friend Judy claims is the true glory of my gayness, of all gaydom.
2002 D. Reuter Gaydar 60/1 For nearly every young gay man, one of these will serve as a right-of-passage into greater gaydom's world of partying, party clothes, and paying rent.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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