minx

[ mingks ]

/ mɪŋks /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for minx on Thesaurus.com

noun

a pert, impudent, or flirtatious girl.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"

"Is" it time for a new quiz? "Are" you ready? Then prove your excellent skills on using "is" vs. "are."

Question 1 of 7

IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?

have

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of minx

1535–45; perhaps <Low German minsk man, impudent woman; cognate with German Mensch;see mensch

OTHER WORDS FROM minx

minxish, adjective

Words nearby minx

Minutemen, minutes, minute steak, minute volume, minutiae, minx, Minya, Minyades, minyan, Minyas, mio-

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use minx in a sentence

The little minx has a gift for upstaging brides on their big day.
Hold That Baby Kate! Pippa Parties In Vienna At Fashion Wedding|Tom Sykes|July 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Stolen By Jinx Jamison and Minx Malone The Madame X School of Sex series of short ebooks are steamy cheap buys.
Sexier Than ‘50 Shades of Grey’: Naughtiest Bits From 12 Other Erotica Bestsellers||July 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"Pippa is a little minx—she has a wicked sense of humor," the now-presumably-unemployed jewelsmith says.
Pip's Pranks|Tom Sykes|April 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"We get a very good handle on exactly what that little minx is cooking," Plec said.
Inside the Vampire Diaries Craze|Choire Sicha|November 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST

In 2007, Berger launched an imprint for DC Comics called Minx that was aimed at teenage girls.
The New Wonder Women of Comics|Shannon Donnelly|April 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The girls refuse to comeIve just had a letter from Julie; she is the most independent, ungrateful young minx I ever heard of!
Those Dale Girls|Frank Weston Carruth
That minx Mrs. Maynard makes quite a lot of him, and says she likes the feel of his fine-spun hair.
Mushroom Town|Oliver Onions
Fancy the little minx dancing her last pair through the other night!
Happy House|Betsey Riddle, Freifrau von Hutten zum Stolzenberg
The minx stood by, no longer frightened, but delighted in her vanity at the sight of our struggling over her.
The Wasted Generation|Owen Johnson
A general titter ran immediately around, only arrested by the fat lady exclaiming aloud, "Shameless minx!"
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II)|Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for minx

minx

/ (mɪŋks) /

noun

a bold, flirtatious, or scheming woman

Derived forms of minx

minxish, adjective

Word Origin for minx

C16: of unknown origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

minx

Origin of minx

OTHER WORDS FROM minx

Words nearby minx

Words related to minx

How to use minx in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for minx

Derived forms of minx

Word Origin for minx