"vixen" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɪk.sən/ Audio: en-us-vixen.ogg Forms: vixens [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪksən, -ɪksɪn Etymology: Alteration of earlier fixen, from Middle English fixen, from Old English fyxe, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhsini, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsinī; the voiced v- comes from the Southern dialectal forms of Middle English. Alternatively, from the Old English adjective fyxen (“of the fox”), as in the phrase fixen hȳd (“fox skin”; compare Middle English foxen fox). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fixen}} Middle English fixen, {{inh|en|ang|fyxe}} Old English fyxe, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*fuhsini}} Proto-West Germanic *fuhsini, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*fuhsinī}} Proto-Germanic *fuhsinī, {{m+|enm|-}} Middle English, {{inh|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{cog|enm|foxen fox}} Middle English foxen fox Head templates: {{en-noun}} vixen (plural vixens)
  1. A female fox. Categories (lifeform): Female animals, Foxes Synonyms: she-fox, foxess Coordinate_terms (female fox): dog-fox, reynard, tod Translations (female fox): wyfievos (Afrikaans), jakkalswyfie (Afrikaans), ثَعْلَبَة (ṯaʕlaba) (Arabic), женска лисица (ženska lisica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), guineu femella [feminine] (Catalan), guilla [feminine] (Catalan), 母狐狸 (mǔhúli) (Chinese Mandarin), liška [feminine] (Czech), hunræv [common-gender] (Danish), moervos [masculine] (Dutch), wijfjesvos [masculine] (Dutch), vossin [feminine] (Dutch), vulpino (Esperanto), revtík [feminine] (Faroese), naaraskettu (Finnish), renarde [feminine] (French), raposa [feminine] (Galician), მელია (melia) (Georgian), მელა (mela) (Georgian), Füchsin [feminine] (German), Fähe [feminine] (German), שועלה (šualá) (Hebrew), szuka (Hungarian), tæfa [feminine] (Icelandic), foxino (Ido), sionnach baineann [masculine] (Irish), volpina [feminine] (Italian), 牝狐 (megitsune) (alt: めぎつね) (Japanese), лисица (lisica) [feminine] (Macedonian), rubah betina (Malay), musang betina (Malay), rubah (Malay), musang (Malay), कोल्हीण (kolhīṇ) [feminine] (Marathi), fúa [feminine] (Norn), fyxen [feminine] (Old English), fúa [feminine] (Old Norse), fóa [feminine] (Old Norse), lisica [feminine] (Polish), liszka [feminine] (Polish), raposa [feminine] (Portuguese), ਲੂੰਬੜੀ (lūmbṛī) [feminine] (Punjabi), vulpiță [feminine] (Romanian), vulpoaică [feminine] (Romanian), лиси́ца (lisíca) [feminine] (Russian), лиса́ (lisá) [feminine] (Russian), लोमज़िक (lomazika) (Sanskrit), sionnach-boireann [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), лѝсица [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), lìsica (Serbo-Croatian), líška [feminine] (Slovak), zorra [feminine] (Spanish), vulpécula [feminine] (Spanish), vulpeja [feminine] (Spanish), honräv [common-gender] (Swedish), rävtik [common-gender] (Swedish), räv [common-gender] (Swedish), rävinna [common-gender] (Swedish), dişi tilki [singular] (Turkish), лисиця (lysycja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), jirenar (Volapük), llwynoges [feminine] (Welsh), cadnöes [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-vixen-en-noun-HTszbq0Z Disambiguation of Female animals: 71 1 4 23 Disambiguation of Foxes: 51 8 2 40 Disambiguation of 'female fox': 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'female fox': 100 0 0 0
  2. A malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental woman. Synonyms: shrew Translations (temperamental woman): louskenn [feminine] (Breton), liboudenn [feminine] (Breton), свадлива жена (svadliva žena) (Bulgarian), semetrika [feminine] (Czech), čůza [feminine] (Czech), xantipa [feminine] (Czech), megera [feminine] (Czech), chipie [feminine] (French), garce [feminine] (French), salope [feminine] (French), rosse [feminine] (French), morlana [feminine] (Galician), prea [feminine] (Galician), penacha [feminine] (Galician), pelexa [feminine] (Galician), viltroteira [feminine] (Galician), ანჩხლი (ančxli) (Georgian), მეგერა (megera) (Georgian), Schlampe [feminine] (German), Drachen [masculine] (German), Zicke [feminine] (German), kurva (Hungarian), szuka (Hungarian), fúria (Hungarian), hárpia (Hungarian), stronza [feminine] (Italian), troia [feminine] (Italian), すべた (subeta) (Japanese), kurwa [feminine] (Polish), suka [feminine] (Polish), jędza [feminine] (Polish), megera [feminine] (Portuguese), су́ка (súka) [feminine] (Russian), сте́рва (stérva) [feminine] (Russian), galla [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-vixen-en-noun-GdV8THnx Disambiguation of 'temperamental woman': 0 87 13 0
  3. (colloquial, sometimes disparaging) A racy or salacious woman who is sexually attractive. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, sometimes Synonyms: promiscuous woman, vamp
    Sense id: en-vixen-en-noun-u7h225st
  4. (colloquial, sometimes offensive) A wife who has sex with other men with her husband's consent. Tags: colloquial, offensive, sometimes Categories (topical): Stock characters
    Sense id: en-vixen-en-noun-1BJSHzei Disambiguation of Stock characters: 7 5 6 81 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norn translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Old Norse translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Punjabi translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Volapük translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 9 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 4 5 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 2 6 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 2 3 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 7 9 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 8 11 8 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 7 9 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 11 11 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 11 11 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 6 9 17 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 5 7 8 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 5 5 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 7 5 5 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 7 9 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 11 11 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 4 5 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 8 11 11 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 7 9 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 8 9 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 8 12 8 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 5 8 30 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 8 11 11 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 5 3 4 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 8 11 11 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 5 5 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 5 5 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 7 9 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 7 9 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 7 23 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 7 7 15 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Norn translations: 8 6 8 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 5 5 11 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Norse translations: 9 8 9 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 10 14 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 9 16 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Punjabi translations: 8 11 11 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 8 11 11 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 5 5 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 9 8 9 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 8 11 12 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 7 9 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 7 9 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 3 3 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 10 10 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 6 10 10 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 8 11 11 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 7 5 5 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 7 4 5 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fixen, vixon [obsolete] Derived forms: silver vixen, video vixen Related terms: bull, cuckold, cuckquean, stag

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "word": "vulpino"
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        {
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          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "female fox",
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          "word": "revtík"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "word": "naaraskettu"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "female fox",
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          "word": "renarde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
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        },
        {
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "melia",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "word": "მელია"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mela",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "word": "მელა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Füchsin"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Fähe"
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "šualá",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "word": "שועלה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "word": "szuka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tæfa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "word": "foxino"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sionnach baineann"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "volpina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "alt": "めぎつね",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "megitsune",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "word": "牝狐"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "lisica",
          "sense": "female fox",
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          ],
          "word": "лисица"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "word": "rubah betina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "word": "musang betina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "word": "rubah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "word": "musang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "kolhīṇ",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "कोल्हीण"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "nrn",
          "lang": "Norn",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "fúa"
        },
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          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "non",
          "lang": "Old Norse",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "fúa"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "non",
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          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "fóa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lisica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "liszka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "raposa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "lūmbṛī",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ਲੂੰਬੜੀ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "vulpiță"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "vulpoaică"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "lisíca",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "лиси́ца"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "lisá",
          "sense": "female fox",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "лиса́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0 0",
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      "sense": "female fox",
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      "sense": "female fox",
      "word": "მელია"
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      "sense": "female fox",
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      "word": "牝狐"
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      "sense": "female fox",
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      "sense": "female fox",
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      "code": "cs",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "xantipa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "megera"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chipie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "garce"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "salope"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rosse"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "morlana"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prea"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "penacha"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pelexa"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "viltroteira"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ančxli",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "word": "ანჩხლი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "megera",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "word": "მეგერა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schlampe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Drachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zicke"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "word": "kurva"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "word": "szuka"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "word": "fúria"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "word": "hárpia"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stronza"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "troia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "subeta",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "word": "すべた"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kurwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "suka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jędza"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "megera"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "súka",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "су́ка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stérva",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сте́рва"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "temperamental woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "galla"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vixen"
}

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