Horniness

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Quality of being horny, of having a texture like horn. uncountable

    "the horniness of a hoof"

  2. 2
    a state of sexual arousal wordnet
  3. 3
    The state, quality, or extent of being horny or sexually excited. slang, uncountable, vulgar

    "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."

Synonyms

All synonyms
affectionanimalityarousalarousalbiological urgecarnality

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From horny + -ness.

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