closetiness

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noun

The fact of being closety; reticence or secrecy about one's homosexuality.

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Meanings

nounclosetiness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe fact of being closety; reticence or secrecy about one's homosexuality.
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    The admitted ("committed" or "overt") homosexual is far more exotic, controversial and threatening to the traditional psychoanalyst than one who exhibits the more familiar ego-dystonicity, however severe, even if that dystonicity is arguably cultural in origin. Closetyness can be tolerated in a way that an "uppity" positive and proud attitude will not be.

    1979 August 11, Lawrence Mass, “Psychiatry on Trial”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 4, page 8

Origin

From closety + -ness.

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