Vixen
noun
A female fox.
The vixen cares for her cubs in the den.
Often appears as...
- red vixen
- vixen and cubs
noun
A spiteful or quarrelsome woman.
She is known in the office as a vixen because of her mean words.
Often appears as...
- fierce vixen
- nasty vixen
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A sexy and attractive woman.
She is a vixen and all men find her irresistible.
Often appears as...
- sexy vixen
- redheaded vixen
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
noun
A female fox.
The vixen cares for her cubs in the den.
Often appears as...
- red vixen
- vixen and cubs
noun
A spiteful or quarrelsome woman.
She is known in the office as a vixen because of her mean words.
Often appears as...
- fierce vixen
- nasty vixen
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A sexy and attractive woman.
She is a vixen and all men find her irresistible.
Often appears as...
- sexy vixen
- redheaded vixen
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Specific
Use 'vixen' only for female foxes, male foxes are not called vixens.
The vixen guarded her young, while a male fox, or dog fox, watched from a distance.
Pro Tip 2/3Animal Families
Emphasize the family aspect when talking about a vixen to show its role in nature.
The vixen and her mate work together to feed their cubs.
Pro Tip 3/3Wildlife Context
Use 'vixen' in discussions about wildlife, habitats, or animal behavior.
The naturalist recorded the vixen's hunting patterns for the study.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Specific
Use 'vixen' only for female foxes, male foxes are not called vixens.
The vixen guarded her young, while a male fox, or dog fox, watched from a distance.
Pro Tip 2/3Animal Families
Emphasize the family aspect when talking about a vixen to show its role in nature.
The vixen and her mate work together to feed their cubs.
Pro Tip 3/3Wildlife Context
Use 'vixen' in discussions about wildlife, habitats, or animal behavior.
The naturalist recorded the vixen's hunting patterns for the study.
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Specific
Use 'vixen' only for female foxes, male foxes are not called vixens.
The vixen guarded her young, while a male fox, or dog fox, watched from a distance.
Pro Tip 2/3Animal Families
Emphasize the family aspect when talking about a vixen to show its role in nature.
The vixen and her mate work together to feed their cubs.
Pro Tip 3/3Wildlife Context
Use 'vixen' in discussions about wildlife, habitats, or animal behavior.
The naturalist recorded the vixen's hunting patterns for the study.
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Video examples
Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
often the father would bring the mother food while she supports their offspring but in this case the father figure is no longer around the Cubs rely on the Vixens milk for up to two months after which their teeth will have developed enough for purely solid food until then
Video examples
Lizzo: The Black history...
I do it for the culture, not the vulture. For me, twerking ain’t a trend. My body is not a trend. I twerk for the strippers, for the video vixens, for the church ladies who shout -- for the sex workers.
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Sin City's Deadly Vixen...
and I'm gonna get him for all that he is vixen is a thief who poses as a prostitute she gets casino guests to invite her back to their rooms where she
Video examples
Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
often the father would bring the mother food while she supports their offspring but in this case the father figure is no longer around the Cubs rely on the Vixens milk for up to two months after which their teeth will have developed enough for purely solid food until then
Video examples
Lizzo: The Black history...
I do it for the culture, not the vulture. For me, twerking ain’t a trend. My body is not a trend. I twerk for the strippers, for the video vixens, for the church ladies who shout -- for the sex workers.
Video examples
Sin City's Deadly Vixen...
and I'm gonna get him for all that he is vixen is a thief who poses as a prostitute she gets casino guests to invite her back to their rooms where she
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Quote examples
Madchen Amick
American Actress
Back in the mid '90s, I went to a film festival, and they were airing 'Central Park West' at the same time as this cute little romantic comedy movie called 'French Exit,' and I got to go from one theater where I was goofy, falling over myself, to this kind of evil vixen kind of character.
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Cam
American Musician
Yellow's more like, I'm not trying to be this sexy vixen or anything, obviously. I'm a very friendly person, and I literally do just want to be your friend. I think all of that is wrapped up in yellow. It seems to work. I like being in it.
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Talulah Riley
English Actress
My wide eyes make me look much younger without make-up, and although it's fun to have a line in innocence corrupted, I doubt I'll get to play the vampy vixen or a Hedda Gabler or Lady Macbeth.
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Sarah Hay
American Actress
I want to act in a Tarantino movie and be a vixen in one of his films. Maybe I'll secretly drop an episode of 'Flesh and Bone' in his mailbox and see what he thinks.
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Tyra Banks
American Model
Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door?
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Nicollette Sheridan
English Actress
For some reason, Hollywood seems to have painted me as a gorgeous vixen at times or the sweet girl.
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Nina Blackwood
American Celebrity
People that really know me will tell you that I am not a video vixen.
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Nina Blackwood
American Celebrity
Because I was the blonde, I was promoted as the video vixen.
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Heart Evangelista
Filipino Actress
I never really thought of myself as a hot, sexy vixen.
Quote examples
Jasmine Cephas Jones
American Actress
It's fun to play the vixen.
Quote examples
Madchen Amick
American Actress
Back in the mid '90s, I went to a film festival, and they were airing 'Central Park West' at the same time as this cute little romantic comedy movie called 'French Exit,' and I got to go from one theater where I was goofy, falling over myself, to this kind of evil vixen kind of character.
Quote examples
Cam
American Musician
Yellow's more like, I'm not trying to be this sexy vixen or anything, obviously. I'm a very friendly person, and I literally do just want to be your friend. I think all of that is wrapped up in yellow. It seems to work. I like being in it.
Quote examples
Talulah Riley
English Actress
My wide eyes make me look much younger without make-up, and although it's fun to have a line in innocence corrupted, I doubt I'll get to play the vampy vixen or a Hedda Gabler or Lady Macbeth.
Quote examples
Sarah Hay
American Actress
I want to act in a Tarantino movie and be a vixen in one of his films. Maybe I'll secretly drop an episode of 'Flesh and Bone' in his mailbox and see what he thinks.
Quote examples
Tyra Banks
American Model
Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door?
Quote examples
Nicollette Sheridan
English Actress
For some reason, Hollywood seems to have painted me as a gorgeous vixen at times or the sweet girl.
Quote examples
Nina Blackwood
American Celebrity
People that really know me will tell you that I am not a video vixen.
Quote examples
Nina Blackwood
American Celebrity
Because I was the blonde, I was promoted as the video vixen.
Quote examples
Heart Evangelista
Filipino Actress
I never really thought of myself as a hot, sexy vixen.
Quote examples
Jasmine Cephas Jones
American Actress
It's fun to play the vixen.
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