horniness

English

Etymology

horny +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

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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.

   Synonym: randiness

   • 2023 December 14, Gina Cherelus, “The Trans Comic Looking for Love ‘at the End of the World’”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     “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.

Translations

sexual excitement

• German: Geilheit (de) f
• Greek: κάβλα f (kávla), καύλα (el) f (kávla)
• Icelandic: gredda (is) f
• Irish: adharcacht f
• Norwegian:

  Nynorsk: kåtleik m, kjæte f, kåtskap m

• Spanish: calentón m, calentura (es) f, arrechura f
• Swedish: kåthet (sv) c, kättja (sv) c
• Tagalog: pangangandi, utog (tl)