Houyhnhnms (Noun)
Meaning
A land imagined by Jonathan Swift where intelligent horses ruled the Yahoos.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The Houyhnhnms were puzzled by the strange behavior of the Yahoos, who seemed to be driven solely by their baser instincts.
- In the land of the Houyhnhnms, horses were the masters and the Yahoos were their servants, tasked with menial labor and treated with disdain.
- The Houyhnhnms lived in elegant homes with beautifully manicured lawns and formal gardens, in stark contrast to the squalid and filthy dwellings of the Yahoos.
- The Yahoos were greatly admired by the Houyhnhnms for their ability to perform physically demanding tasks, but were otherwise considered to be of limited intelligence and value.
- As a member of the Houyhnhnm society, the horse was expected to be rational, virtuous, and just, and to treat the Yahoos with firm but fair discipline.