horsiness

H4O1R1S1I1N1E1S1S1
UK/hɔːsinəs/

noun

The quality of being a horse.

“The bullies were lying about her alleged horsiness, calling her a "horseface".”

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horsenesshorselinessequinityequineness
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Meanings

nounhorsiness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being horsy (horsey).
    1. uncountableThe quality of being a horse.

      Synonyms: horseness, horseliness, equinity, equineness

    2. uncountableThe quality of resembling a horse.

      The bullies were lying about her alleged horsiness, calling her a "horseface".

      1 more example

      It shall be all my study for one hour light, To rose and lavender my horsiness

      1875, Alfred Tennyson, Queen Mary: A Drama, London: Henry S. King & Co., →OCLC, (please specify the page)

      Synonyms: horseliness

    3. uncountableFondness for, or interest in, horses.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality of being a horse.

Similar
horsenesshorselinessequinityequineness

nounThe quality of resembling a horse.

Similar
horseliness
Also see
equinityhorseness

Origin

From horsy + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

horsiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsiness

MLA

“horsiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsiness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horsiness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsiness.

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