gayness

noun3

1. •
   The state of being gay (homosexual); homosexuality; demeanor stereotypically representative of it.

   • You cannot blame their gayness, their queerness, their homosexuality on sudden wealth. — 1940
2. •
   (old-fashioned, rare) The state of being gay (cheerful); gaiety.
3. •
   (old-fashioned, rare) The state of being gay (colorful or festive); display or dressiness.

   • Let me speak prowdly: Tell the Constable, ⁠/ We are but Warriors for the working-day: / Our Gaynesse and our Gilt are all besmyrcht / With raynie Marching in the painefull field. — 1599