adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or similar to horses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: horselike, horsely, equine
Antonyms: unhorsy
Standard Lemma guide
horsy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɔːsi/
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General-American: /ˈhɔɹsi/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)si
adj
Meaning 2
Involved in breeding or riding horses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unhorsy
adj
Meaning 3
Clumsy, clunky, bulky, inelegant, or unrefined.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonym: crude
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crude
Antonyms: unhorsy
noun
Meaning 4
A child's term or name for a horse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: childish, endearing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A game where a child rides on the back of another, who is on all fours.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From horse + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German rössich (“horselike, equipped with a horse”).
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: конен (konen) — of or relating to horses
- Bulgarian: конски (konski) — of or relating to horses
- Czech: koňský — of or relating to horses
- Esperanto: ĉevala — of or relating to horses
- Finnish: hevos- — of or relating to horses
- Finnish: hevosmainen — of or relating to horses
- French: chevalin — of or relating to horses
- German: pferdisch — of or relating to horses
- German: Pferd- — of or relating to horses
- Ido: kavalala — of or relating to horses
- Polish: koński — of or relating to horses
- Russian: лошади́ный (lošadínyj) — of or relating to horses
- Russian: ко́нский (kónskij) — of or relating to horses
- Spanish: caballuno — of or relating to horses
- Spanish: caballar — of or relating to horses
- Yiddish: פֿערדיש (ferdish) — of or relating to horses
- Finnish: heppa — a child's term or name for a horse
- French: dada — a child's term or name for a horse
- German: Pferdchen — a child's term or name for a horse
- Hungarian: paci — a child's term or name for a horse
- Japanese: お馬さん (oumasan) — a child's term or name for a horse
- Latvian: zirdziņš — a child's term or name for a horse
- Polish: konik — a child's term or name for a horse
- Portuguese: cavalinho — a child's term or name for a horse
- Russian: лоша́дка (lošádka) — a child's term or name for a horse
- Russian: конёк (konjók) — a child's term or name for a horse
- Spanish: caballito — a child's term or name for a horse
- Swedish: rida häst — a child's term or name for a horse
- Ukrainian: ко́ник (kónyk) — a child's term or name for a horse