Definitions for vixenˈvɪk sən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vix•enˈvɪk sən(n.)
a female fox.
Category: Mammals
an ill-tempered or quarrelsome woman.
Category: Sexuality
Origin of vixen:
1375–1425; late ME (south); r. earlier fixen, ME (north), for OE fyxe, fem. of foxfox (cf. OHG fuhsin vixen)
vix′en•ish(adj.)
vix′en•ly(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
vixen, harpy, hellcat(noun)
a malicious woman with a fierce temper
vixen(noun)
a female fox
Wiktionary
vixen(Noun)
A female fox.
vixen(Noun)
A malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental woman.
vixen(Noun)
A racy or salacious woman.
Origin: fixen. Voiced v- is from Southern dialect
Webster Dictionary
Vixen(noun)
a female fox
Vixen(noun)
a cross, ill-tempered person; -- formerly used of either sex, now only of a woman
Translations for vixen
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- jakkalswyfieAfrikaans
- ثَعْلَبَهArabic
- лисицаBulgarian
- raposaPortuguese (BR)
- liškaCzech
- die FüchsinGerman
- hunrævDanish
- θηλυκή αλεπούGreek
- zorraSpanish
- emarebaneEstonian
- روباه مادهFarsi
- naaraskettuFinnish
- renardeFrench
- שוּעָלָהHebrew
- लोमड़ीHindi
- lisicaCroatian
- nőstény rókaHungarian
- rubah betinaIndonesian
- refalæðaIcelandic
- volpe (femmina)Italian
- 雌ぎつねJapanese
- 암여우Korean
- lapėLithuanian
- lapsu mātīteLatvian
- musang betinaMalay
- moervosDutch
- hunnrev, revetispeNorwegian
- lisicaPolish
- روباه مادهPersian
- ګيدړه، لومبړه: بدخلقي او ناندرۍ وهونكې ښځهPashto
- raposaPortuguese
- vulpeRomanian
- самка лисыRussian
- líškaSlovak
- lisicaSlovenian
- lisicaSerbian
- rävhonaSwedish
- สุนัขจิ้งจอกตัวเมียThai
- dişi tilkiTurkish
- 母狐Chinese (Trad.)
- лисицяUkrainian
- مادہ لومڑيUrdu
- con chồn cáiVietnamese
- 雌狐Chinese (Simp.)
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