Standard Lemma guide

vulpine

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈvʌlpaɪn/
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  • rhymes with -ʌlpaɪn

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to a fox.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Having the characteristics of a fox; foxlike; cunning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of certain canids called foxes (including true foxes, arctic foxes and grey foxes), distinguished from canines, which are regarded as similar to dogs and wolves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A person considered cunning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

adjective

Meaning 5

resembling or characteristic of a fox

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • vulpine cunning

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vulpecular

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vulpīnus (“foxy, fox-like”), from vulpēs, earlier volpēs (“fox”), from Proto-Indo-European *wl(o)p- (“fox”). Cognate with Welsh llywarn (“fox”), Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), Armenian աղուէս (aġuēs), Albanian dhelpër, Lithuanian vilpišỹs (“wildcat”), Sanskrit लोपाश (lopāśa, “jackal, fox”).

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ثَعْلَبِيّ (ṯaʕlabiyy) — pertaining to a fox
  • Belarusian: лісі́ны (lisíny) — pertaining to a fox
  • Bulgarian: лиси́чи (lisíči) — pertaining to a fox
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狐狸的 (húli de) — pertaining to a fox
  • Czech: liščí — pertaining to a fox
  • Dutch: vossen- — pertaining to a fox
  • Esperanto: vulpa — pertaining to a fox
  • French: vulpin — pertaining to a fox
  • German: Fuchs- — pertaining to a fox
  • Greek: αλεπουδίσιος (alepoudísios) — pertaining to a fox
  • Japanese: キツネの (kitsune no) — pertaining to a fox
  • Korean: 여우의 (yeou-ui) — pertaining to a fox
  • Latin: vulpīnus — pertaining to a fox
  • Macedonian: лисичји (lisičji) — pertaining to a fox
  • Polish: lisi — pertaining to a fox
  • Portuguese: vulpino — pertaining to a fox
  • Russian: ли́сий (lísij) — pertaining to a fox
  • Russian: лиси́ный (lisínyj) — pertaining to a fox
  • Russian: лиси́чий (lisíčij) — pertaining to a fox
  • Serbo-Croatian: лѝсичјӣ — pertaining to a fox
  • Serbo-Croatian: lìsičjī — pertaining to a fox
  • Slovak: líščí — pertaining to a fox
  • Slovene: lisičji — pertaining to a fox
  • Ukrainian: ли́сячий (lýsjačyj) — pertaining to a fox
  • Ukrainian: лиси́чий (lysýčyj) — pertaining to a fox
  • Bulgarian: лиси́чи (lisíči) — foxlike
  • Dutch: vosachtig — foxlike
  • Esperanto: vulpa — foxlike
  • French: vulpin — foxlike
  • Latin: vulpinus — foxlike
  • Norwegian: reveaktig — foxlike
  • Russian: ли́сий (lísij) — foxlike