Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horniness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: horni-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Quality of being horny, of having a texture like horn.

Uncountable

noun

The state, quality, or extent of being horny or sexually excited.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the horniness of a hoof"
"He was visited on a lunar basis by these great unspecific waves of horniness, whereby all women within a certain age group and figure envelope became immediately and impossibly desirable."
"Horniness is just a mental state with a physical repercussion."
"I'm not thinking we're star-crossed lovers or anything. I've mistaken regular-ass horniness for the cosmic pull of destiny before. And I always ended up worse for it."
"“Less Lonely,” Tom’s solo comedy show about their quest for love, sex and gender confirmation “at the end of the world,” swerves between self-deprecation, vulnerability and shameless horniness."
"I was about to collapse into a ritual of frustrated horniness (fantasy, masturbation, snacks) when a friend urged me to join her and two other women for dinner."

Etymology

Etymology tree English horny Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English horniness From horny + -ness.

Usage

Synonyms

randiness hotness hot pants

Questions

What does horniness mean?: Quality of being horny, of having a texture like horn.
Where does horniness come from?: Etymology tree English horny Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English horniness From horny + -ness.

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