Definitions for houyhnhnm
huˈɪn əm, ˈʰwɪn əm, ˈwɪn-houyhnhnm

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1. Houyhnhnmnoun

   one of a race of intelligent horses who ruled the Yahoos in a novel by Jonathan Swift

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1. Houyhnhnm

   Houyhnhnms are a fictional race of intelligent horses described in the last part of Jonathan Swift's satirical 1726 novel Gulliver's Travels. The name is pronounced either or . Swift apparently intended all words of the Houyhnhnm language to echo the neighing of horses.

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1. houyhnhnm

   Houyhnhnm is a term that comes from Jonathan Swift's novel "Gulliver's Travels." The Houyhnhnms are a race of intelligent, rational horses who govern over the brutish and primitive human-like creatures known as Yahoos. The term signifies a society where reason rather than emotion is the guiding principle.

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1. Houyhnhnmnoun

   one of the race of horses described by Swift in his imaginary travels of Lemuel Gulliver. The Houyhnhnms were endowed with reason and noble qualities; subject to them were Yahoos, a race of brutes having the form and all the worst vices of men

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1. Houyhnhnm

   Houyhnhnms are a race of intelligent horses described in the last part of Jonathan Swift's satirical Gulliver's Travels. The name is pronounced either or. Houyhnhnms contrast strongly with the Yahoos, savage humanoid creatures: whereas the Yahoos represent all that is bad about humans, Houyhnhnms have a stable, calm, reliable and rational society. Gulliver much prefers the Houyhnhnms' company to the Yahoos', even though the latter are biologically closer to him. Interpretation of the Houyhnhnms has been vexatious. It is possible, for example, to regard them as a veiled criticism by Swift of the British Empire's treatment of non-whites as lesser humans, and it is similarly possible to regard Gulliver's preference as absurd and the sign of his self-deception. In a modern context it can be seen as presenting an early example of animal rights concerns, especially in Gulliver's account of how horses are cruelly treated in his society and the reversal of roles, and a possible inspiration for Pierre Boulle's novel Planet of the Apes.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Houyhnhnm

   whin′im, n. one of the noble rational horse race in Gulliver's Travels. [From whinny.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of houyhnhnm in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of houyhnhnm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=houyhnhnm
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houyhnhnm
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/houyhnhnm
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=houyhnhnm
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=houyhnhnm