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vixenish

vix·en
V v

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vik-suh n]
    • /ˈvɪk sən/
    • /ˈvɪk.sə.nɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vik-suh n]
    • /ˈvɪk sən/

Definitions of vixenish word

  • noun vixenish a female fox. 1
  • noun vixenish an ill-tempered or quarrelsome woman. 1
  • noun vixenish a woman considered to be sexually attractive. 1

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Origin of vixenish

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
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”)

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Parts of speech for Vixenish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

vixenish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

vixenish usage trend in Literature

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