different between horsy vs equine

English

Alternative forms

• horsie
• horsey

Etymology

horse +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??si/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h??si/
• Rhymes: -??(?)si

Adjective

horsy (comparative horsier, superlative horsiest)

1. Of or relating to horses.

   Synonym: (rare) horsely
2. Of a person or people, involved in breeding or riding horses.
3. Of a graphic design or typographical treatment which is clumsy, clunky, or unrefined.

Translations

Noun

horsy (plural horsies)

1. (childish or endearing) A child's term or name for a horse.
2. A game where a child rides on the back of another, who is on all fours.
   • 2000, Anique Devoe - I'm Ready

     When he got in the house, if I'd left him to read his newspaper in quiet, then he'd play horsey with me, riding me around the house on his back; I'd put a pillow on his back for my saddle

   • 2003, Bill Phillips - Eating for Life: Your Guide to Great Health, Fat Loss and Increased Energy

     When you get down on the floor and play “horsey”, you are giving yourself a heck of a workout – and it is fun for the kids!

   • 2005 Larry L. Meyer - No Paltry Thing: Memoirs Of A Geezer Dad

     The best barometer of my mounting physical limitations was the game of horsy. In my stallion's prime I could pack three little boys on my back at once and do the length of the hall in no time flat.

Synonyms

• gee-gee

Translations

Anagrams

• shory

English

Etymology

From Latin equ?nus (“of or pertaining to horses”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??kwa?n/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?i?kwa?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?i?kwa?n/

Adjective

equine (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to a horse or horses.
2. Of or relating to any member or members of the genus Equus.

Synonyms

• horsely
• horsen
• horsey or horsy

Translations

Noun

equine (plural equines)

1. Any horse or horse-like animal, especially one of the genus Equus.

Translations

See also

• equid

Italian

Adjective

equine f

1. feminine plural of equino

Latin

Adjective

equ?ne

1. vocative masculine singular of equ?nus