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Xantippe

/zænˈtɪpi/

Xantippe is the alternative spelling of Xanthippe.

Meaning of Xanthippe

Noun

Xanthippe (plural Xanthippes)

  1. (dated, derogatory, literary) An ill-tempered woman.
    • Be ſhe as foule as was Florentius Loue, / As old as Sibell, and as curſt and ſhrow'd / As Socrates Zentippe, or a worſe: / She moues me not, or not remoues at leaſt / Affections edge in me.[c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Forms of Xantippe

pluralXantippes

Words formed from Xantippe

  • Xantippean

Questions about Xantippe

What is Xantippe the alternative spelling of?
Xantippe is the alternative spelling of Xanthippe.
How do you pronounce Xantippe?
Xantippe is pronounced /zænˈtɪpi/.

Words near Xantippe in the dictionary

  1. xanthylic
  2. xanthylium
  3. xanthyliums
  4. xantifibrate
  5. xantinol nicotinate
  6. Xantippe
  7. Xantippes
  8. xantocillin
  9. xantophore
  10. xantopurpurin
  11. Xantung

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Xantippe (page history and authors); Xanthippe (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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