horniness

noun

1
as in lust
intense sexual desire another movie comedy that celebrates the unbridled horniness of the teenage boy

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2
as in desire
sexual appetite a drug that promises to provide a man the horniness of one half his age

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Recent Examples of horniness The movie boasts entirely original characters, Lovecraftian vibes, a young Brad Pitt, and explicit horniness. — James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 Rich might have been afraid of putting too much explanatory weight on a writer’s existential boredom (or horniness). — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 The latter's exceptionally epic run during season 5 displayed the kind of reckless flair and horniness not seen on television since Samantha Jones—another PR maven from the mind of Darren Star—sashayed out of our lives with the final Sex and the City film in 2010. — Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026 Deena is preoccupied by her romantic designs on Maddie and general horniness. — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025 Respectfully, the entire meat of the series is its indiscribable, inescapable, horniness. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horniness
  1. lust
  2. desire
  3. passion
  4. eroticism
Noun
  • As love, lust and regret take hold of the court, Heinrey (Lee Jong-suk), the charming crown prince of the Western Kingdom, turns his eye to Navier.
    — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
  • What follows is a tale of love, lust and regret that threatens the fate of an entire empire as Navier strives to reclaim her power.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of lust
Noun
  • The plan emerged from the House speaker’s desire to limit state spending and pad the state’s reserves.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Motivated by a desire to preserve this rarefied world, and to learn more about the country that her parents had fled, Hélène enrolled at Sciences Po and became an expert on the region.
    — Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of desire
Noun
  • Evans's passion for golf and the Masters Tournament led them to incorporate elements from Augusta's clubhouse design.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • His passion for fashion eventually led him to work with some of the most illustrious clientele, with Jackie Kennedy and Twiggy just being a few.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of passion
Noun
  • That striking eroticism has done wonders for this movie’s marketing campaign too, which maybe has come as a surprise to you both.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In between all that, the story comes in desire and danger, and that’s where the thriller, crime and eroticism emerge.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 29 July 2026
Definition of eroticism

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