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- [zan-tip-ee]
- /zænˈtɪp i/
- /zæn.ˈθɪ.pɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [zan-tip-ee]
- /zænˈtɪp i/
Definitions of xanthippe word
- noun xanthippe flourished late 5th century b.c, wife of Socrates. 1
- noun xanthippe a scolding or ill-tempered wife; a shrewish woman. 1
- noun xanthippe the wife of Socrates, proverbial as a scolding and quarrelsome woman 0
- noun xanthippe any nagging, peevish, or irritable woman 0
- noun xanthippe 5th cent. b.c.; wife of Socrates: the prototype of the quarrelsome, nagging wife 0
- noun xanthippe An ill-tempered woman. 0
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Parts of speech for Xanthippe
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adjective
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preposition
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determiner
exclamation
xanthippe popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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