vixen
[ vik-suhn ]
/ ˈvɪk sən /
noun
a female fox.
an ill-tempered or quarrelsome woman.
a woman considered to be sexually attractive.
Origin of vixen
1375–1425; late Middle English (south); replacing earlier
fixen, Middle English (north), for Old English
fyxe, feminine of
fox
fox (compare
fyxen (adjective) “pertaining to a fox,” Old High German
fuhsin (noun) “vixen”)
OTHER WORDS FROM vixen
vix·en·ish, vix·en·ly, adjectiveWords nearby vixen
Example sentences from the Web for vixen
British Dictionary definitions for vixen
vixen
/ (ˈvɪksən) /
noun
a female fox
a quarrelsome or spiteful woman
Derived forms of vixen
vixenish, adjective vixenishly, adverb vixenishness, noun vixenly, adverb, adjectiveWord Origin for vixen
C15:
fixen; related to Old English
fyxe, feminine of
fox; compare Old High German
fuhsīn