different between gayness vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?.n?s/

  Rhymes: -e?n?s

Noun

gayness (usually uncountable, plural gaynesses)

1. (rare, dated, uncountable) The state of being gay (colorful or festive); display or dressiness.
2. (rare, dated, countable) The state of being gay (cheerful); gaiety.
3. (uncountable) The state of being gay (homosexual); homosexuality.

   Synonyms: homosexuality, queerness

   Hyponym: lesbianism

   • 2015, E. Reltso, Our Sex Saturated Society

     Their goal was to compel open legal recognition of their beliefs about sex and gayness as being the law in the United States.

Translations

See also

• gaiety: The state of being gay (in the sense of "happy").

Anagrams

• ganseys

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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