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vixen

[ vik-suhn ]

noun

  1. a female fox.
  2. an ill-tempered or quarrelsome woman.

    Synonyms: termagant, harpy, virago, scold, shrew

  3. a woman considered to be sexually attractive.


vixen

/ ˈvɪksən /

noun

  1. a female fox
  2. a quarrelsome or spiteful woman
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈvixenishly, adverb
  • ˈvixenly, adverbadjective
  • ˈvixenishness, noun
  • ˈvixenish, adjective
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Other Words From

  • vixen·ish vixen·ly adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vixen1

First recorded in 1375–1425; southern late Middle English, replacing earlier northern Middle English fixen, from Old English fyxe, feminine of fox fox (compare fyxen “pertaining to a fox,” Old High German fuhsin “vixen”)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vixen1

C15: fixen; related to Old English fyxe, feminine of fox ; compare Old High German fuhsīn
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Example Sentences

To prepare for her role as a calculating vixen in the miniseries “Fresno,” a satire of television’s popular evening soaps, Teri Garr had to force herself to do something she had never done before.

"This vixen had taken up residence in an electricity substation after being pushed out of her parental territory," says Withyman.

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The high-pitched wails heard in winter are usually made by vixens as they try to summon a mate.

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Waters’ muse Divine, the drag performer who was transfixing on screen whether playing a criminal vixen or a put-upon suburban mom, passed away in 1988.

A new study in mice, but with implications for people and published Wednesday in the journal Nature, provides a clearer picture of the cellular glitches that turn us into silver foxes and vixens.

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