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, adjective

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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, adjective

Word Origin for vixen

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