vixen

Spiteful attractive woman

A vixen is a female fox.

The word extends to a sharp-tempered or quarrelsome woman, though this sense has softened—vixen now often suggests a woman who is attractively fierce or sexually bold: She played the vixen in every role.

The shift from insult to compliment parallels similar reclamations of words for assertive women.

shrewd

cunning

Sly, scheming cleverness

slyCleverly deceptive
craftyCleverly deceptive
wilySkilled at deception

scheming · clever · sharp · astute · calculating · devious · manipulative · conniving · artful · shrewd

fox

kit

Grouped supplies, one purpose

skulkMove with secretive intent
denPrivate room or lair
vulpineResembling a fox

bushy-tailed · red fox · arctic fox · cunning · brush · earth · cubbing · pelt · fur

seductress

temptress

Woman who entices

femme fataleTreacherous enchantress
sirenWailing alert device
enchantressWoman who uses sorcery

seduction · allure · minx · coquette · flirtation · magnetism · sultry · provocative · tantalizing · bewitching

fiery

spirited

Full of vim

feistyAggressively spirited
fierceViolently intense or aggressive
tempestuousWildly agitated or volatile

sharp-tongued · hot-tempered · spitfire · passionate · bold · sassy · headstrong · defiant · formidable · tigress

reindeer

Dasher

Swift-moving sleigh animal

CometBranded abrasive cleaning product
CupidRoman love deity
DonnerGerman surname meaning thunder

Blitzen · Santa · sleigh · Christmas · North Pole · flying · rooftop · harness · antlered

vixen

cunning

kit

temptress

spirited

Dasher

vixen

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