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equinity

equinity noun: the quality of being equine.

Noun

equinity (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being equine.
    • Clearly, a distinction needs to be drawn between Bucephalus's being a certain horse and the equinity that I believe is true of Bucephalus. The reason is that his actual equinity is quite peculiar to him; it is not and cannot be a feature of anything else; it is essentially particular.1991, J. K. Swindler, Weaving: An Analysis of the Constitution of Objects, page 74

Synonyms of equinity

Origin of equinity

From equine + -ity.

Questions about equinity

What does equinity mean?
Equinity means the quality of being equine.
What part of speech is equinity?
Equinity is a noun.

Words near equinity in the dictionary

  1. equinely
  2. equineness
  3. equines
  4. equinia
  5. equinism
  6. equinity
  7. equinocandin
  8. equinoces
  9. equinoctal
  10. equinoctes
  11. equinoctial

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