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horniness

horniness noun: quality of being horny, of having a texture like horn.

Noun

horniness (uncountable)

  1. Quality of being horny, of having a texture like horn.
    • the horniness of a hoof
  2. (slang, vulgar) The state, quality, or extent of being horny or sexually excited.
    • 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.1963, Thomas Pynchon, V., →ISBN, page 32
    • Horniness is just a mental state with a physical repercussion.2015, Bink Cummings, MC Chronicles, The Diary of Bink Cummings, Vol. 2
    Synonyms:
    randiness

horniness meaning in Kannada and Tagalog

horniness in Kannada

ಕೊಂಬಿರುವಿಕೆ, ಕೊಂಬಿನಂತಿರುವಿಕೆ, ಅರೆಪಾರದರ್ಶಕತ್ವ

horniness in Tagalog

sexual excitement
pangangandi, utog

Examples of horniness in a sentence

  • I've mistaken regular-ass horniness for the cosmic pull of destiny before.2021 June 15 [2020 March 13], Takako Shimura, translated by Jocelyne Allen, edited by Shannon Fay, Even Though We're Adults, volume 2...
  • “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.2023 December 14, Gina Cherelus, “The Trans Comic Looking for Love ‘at the End of the World’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
  • 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.2025 July 21, Jean Garnett, “The Trouble With Wanting Men”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Synonyms of horniness

Origin of horniness

From horny + -ness.

Questions about horniness

What does horniness mean?
Horniness means quality of being horny, of having a texture like horn.
What is horniness in Kannada?
Horniness in Kannada is ಕೊಂಬಿರುವಿಕೆ, ಕೊಂಬಿನಂತಿರುವಿಕೆ, ಅರೆಪಾರದರ್ಶಕತ್ವ. See Horniness meaning in Kannada.
How do you use horniness in a sentence?
I've mistaken regular-ass horniness for the cosmic pull of destiny before.
What part of speech is horniness?
Horniness is a noun.

Words near horniness in the dictionary

  1. hornifies
  2. hornify
  3. hornifying
  4. Hornigold
  5. hornily
  6. horniness
  7. horning
  8. horning out
  9. Horninghold
  10. Horninglow
  11. Horninglow and Eton

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