horny

Other forms of horny

comparative or superlative

hornier

comparative or superlative

horniest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about horny

What does horny mean?

horny means "feeling great sexual desire". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in horny?

horny has 2 syllables: hor-ny. The stress falls on "hor". In IPA it is /ˈhɔɹni/.

What is another word for horny?

Close synonyms include aroused, randy, ruttish, steamy, turned on. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is horny a common word?

horny is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with horny?

1 word rhymes with horny. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.