horsiness
- noun
- /ˈhɔːrsɪnəs/
- Informal
- Her horsiness was obvious from the posters and trophies covering her bedroom walls.
Examples
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Everyone in the equestrian club admired his deep horsiness, as he spent every weekend riding and caring for horses.
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The club welcomes anyone with a passion for horsiness and equestrian sports.
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He admired her horsiness and the way she cared for every animal at the stable.
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Her horsiness was evident during the equestrian competition.
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Many people share a passion for horsiness in this community.
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Her horsiness was evident when she eagerly volunteered to help at the local stable.
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The event attracted many participants who expressed their horsiness through their enthusiasm for horse riding and training.
How Enthusiastic
Surface Forms
Morphology
horsiness = horsey (semi-transparent) = horse + y + ness
The noun is transparently formed by adding '-ness' to the adjective 'horsey' (horse + -y), but the specific sense 'strong interest in horses' depends on the informal adjectival sense 'horsey' = 'fond of horses', which not all learners will infer from 'horse' alone.
Etymology
Horsiness comes from the simple word horse plus the ending -ness, where -ness means 'state' or 'quality', like in happiness. So horsiness is the 'state of being into horses' — a strong interest or love for horses.