horniness

Definition

Lustfulness, a state of sexual arousal, a need for sexual release, especially through sexual relations with another person.
SYNONYMS, QUASI-SYNONYMS AND RELATED TERMS: aphrodisia; appetence; appetite; appetition; ardor veneris; carnal desire; carnality; coitolimia; concupiscence; craving; eroticism; estrus; heat; hunger; lechery; lewdness; libidinal craving; libido; licentiousness; lickerishness; longing; lust; lustfulness; passion; prurience; pruriency; restlessness; rut; salaciousness; salacity; sensualism; sensuality; sensuous desire; sexcitement; sexhiliration; wantonness; zazzle.
Antonyms: anaphrodisia (anaphrodesia); sexual anesthesia; sexual defluvium; sexual inappetence.

Quote: Iram Katourian (Jack Lemmon) discussing his wife with his mistress Irene (Joanna Gleason) in For Richer, For Poorer (1992):
-- Irene: ' Iram, do you really think that your money has anything to do with Millie's sex drive? '
-- Iram: ' Oh, absolutely. You've heard the phrase: power is an aphrodisiac? That applies to marriage especially. See, a poor man has tremendous power over his wife. She needs him. Without his support, her, the kids... she humps the hell out of him. The richer a man is the less his wife is depending upon him, the less power he has over her and the less sexy he becomes to her. It's a law of nature.'
-- Irene: ' Horniness equals dependence times poverty squared.'