adj
Meaning 1
Having the qualities of a fox.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Standard Lemma guide
foxy
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈfɑksi/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɒksi/
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rhymes with -ɒksi
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CMU ARPABET: F AA1 K S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Cunning, sly.
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adj
Meaning 3
Attractive, sexy (of a woman).
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Usage: informal
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adj
Meaning 4
Of a person, especially a woman, having reddish-brown hair.
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adj
Meaning 5
Using too much of the reddish-brown colors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: art, arts
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adj
Meaning 6
Of wine, having an animal-like odor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: beverages, food, lifestyle, oenology, wine
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adj
Meaning 7
With a worldview synthesizing many different ideas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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Antonyms: hedgehoggy
name
Meaning 8
A nickname of the surname Fox.
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name
Meaning 9
A nickname of the surname Reynolds.
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Usage: UK
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noun
Meaning 10
The recreational drug 5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, uncountable
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adjective satellite
Meaning 11
marked by skill in deception
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- cunning men often pass for wise
- deep political machinations
- a foxy scheme
- a slick evasive answer
- sly as a fox
- tricky Dick
- a wily old attorney
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crafty, cunning, dodgy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From fox + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian fuksich (“foxy”), West Frisian foksich (“foxy”), Dutch vossig (“foxy”), German Low German vossig (“foxy”), German fuchsig (“foxy”).
From Fox + -y.
From Reynard, a fox in European folklore.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: лисичи (lisiči) — having the qualities of a fox
- Hungarian: rókás — having the qualities of a fox
- Hungarian: rókaszerű — having the qualities of a fox
- Irish: sionnachúil — having the qualities of a fox
- Japanese: フォクシー (fokushī) — having the qualities of a fox
- Polish: lisi — having the qualities of a fox
- Russian: ли́сий (lísij) — having the qualities of a fox
- Spanish: zorruno — having the qualities of a fox
- Swedish: rävaktig — having the qualities of a fox
- Bulgarian: сексапилен (seksapilen) — attractive, sexy
- Bulgarian: секси (seksi) — attractive, sexy
- Finnish: seksikäs — attractive, sexy
- Finnish: viettelevä — attractive, sexy
- German: sexy — attractive, sexy
- German: scharf — attractive, sexy
- German: geil — attractive, sexy
- Hungarian: cicás — attractive, sexy
- Hungarian: cica — attractive, sexy
- Hungarian: csinos — attractive, sexy
- Hungarian: csini — attractive, sexy
- Hungarian: dögös — attractive, sexy
- Hungarian: szexi — attractive, sexy
- Irish: mealltach — attractive, sexy
- Irish: téisiúil — attractive, sexy
- Russian: сексапи́льный (sɛksapílʹnyj) — attractive, sexy
- Swedish: snygg — attractive, sexy
- Bulgarian: червеникав (červenikav) — (of a person) red-haired
- Bulgarian: риж (riž) — (of a person) red-haired
- French: roux — (of a person) red-haired
- Hungarian: répafejű — (of a person) red-haired
- Russian: ры́жий (rýžij) — (of a person) red-haired
- Spanish: pelirrojo — (of a person) red-haired
- Swedish: rödhårig — (of a person) red-haired
- Bulgarian: прокиснал (prokisnal) — (of wine)
- French: foxé — (of wine)
- Russian: проки́сший (prokísšij) — (of wine)