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PRONUNCIATION OF XANTHIPPE

Xanthippe  [zænˈθɪpɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF XANTHIPPE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Xanthippe is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES XANTHIPPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Xanthippe

Xanthippe

Xanthippe was an ancient Athenian, the wife of Socrates and mother of their three sons: Lamprocles, Sophroniscus, and Menexenus. There are far more stories about her than there are facts. She was likely much younger than Socrates, perhaps by as much as 40 years.

Definition of Xanthippe in the English dictionary

The definition of Xanthippe in the dictionary is the wife of Socrates, proverbial as a scolding and quarrelsome woman. Other definition of Xanthippe is any nagging, peevish, or irritable woman.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH XANTHIPPE


chippy
ˈtʃɪpɪ
clippie
ˈklɪpɪ
flippy
ˈflɪpɪ
gippy
ˈdʒɪpɪ
gossipy
ˈɡɒsɪpɪ
hippie
ˈhɪpɪ
hippy
ˈhɪpɪ
Mississippi
ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpɪ
precipe
priːˈsɪpɪ
recipe
ˈrɛsɪpɪ
scrapie
ˈskreɪpɪ
skippy
ˈskɪpɪ
slippy
ˈslɪpɪ
snippy
ˈsnɪpɪ
stripy
ˈstraɪpɪ
tippy
ˈtɪpɪ
trippy
ˈtrɪpɪ
typy
ˈtaɪpɪ
whippy
ˈwɪpɪ
zippy
ˈzɪpɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE XANTHIPPE

Xanthian

WORDS THAT END LIKE XANTHIPPE

Dieppe
force de frappe
genappe
grippe
Kirghiz Steppe
Kyrgyz Steppe
La Trappe
lagnappe
lagniappe
Lippe
Louis Philippe
nappe
Philippe
rappe
schappe
Schaumburg-Lippe
steppe
Xantippe

Synonyms and antonyms of Xanthippe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Xanthippe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF XANTHIPPE

Find out the translation of Xanthippe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Xanthippe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Xanthippe» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Xanthippe
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Xantipe
570 millions of speakers

English

Xanthippe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Xanthippe
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في Xanthippe
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Xanthippe
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Xanthippe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কলহপরায়ণা ত্ত অবাধ্য স্ত্রীলোক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Xanthippe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Xanthippe
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Xanthippe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クサンティッペ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크산티페
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Xanthippe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Xanthippe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிடுசிடுக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक्सन्टिपपे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şirret kadın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Santippe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Xanthippe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Xanthippe
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Xanthippe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ξανθίππη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slegte vrou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Xanthippe
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Xanthippe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Xanthippe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «XANTHIPPE»

The term «Xanthippe» is regularly used and occupies the 104.611 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «XANTHIPPE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Xanthippe

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «XANTHIPPE»

Discover the use of Xanthippe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Xanthippe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Xanthippe's Dream
To cope with these pressures, Xanthippe's Dream offers solutions to these life-changing dilemmas. But in the end, there is no prescribed resolution and readers become involved in the novel's outcome.
Philip Edwards, 2010
2
Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient World
Xanthippe Wife of Greek Philosopher (ca. 380 B.C.) Historians, philosophers, and many others hold the Greek Socrates (469–399 B.C.) to be one of the greatest philosophers and moralists of all time. Socrates left no writings but spent his life ...
Joyce E. Salisbury, 2001
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Xanthippe: Wife of Socrates
ELEFTEROUS*—Xanthippe's younger brother. ELPINICE—A celebrated beauty and the wife of Callias. ERYXIMACHOS—470 B.C. A well know Athenian physician. FEMMA*—Xanthippe's friend who lived in the hamlet of Cholargus.
Eileen Ebert Smith, 2013
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The Classical Tradition
X Xanthippe Nothing is certain about Xanthippe except her name and marriage to Socrates (469-399 bce). The union produced a son named Lamprocles and lasted until the philosopher's death. When the two were married and how old she  ...
Anthony Grafton, Glenn W Most, Salvatore Settis, 2010
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The Ancient World: Dictionary of World Biography
Yet Xenophon makes it clear that Socrates very much appreciated Xanthippe. In part, this was because he believed her to be a very good mother, painstaking and selfless, if not especially patient, with her sons. Beyond this, however, Socrates ...
Frank N. Magill, 2003
6
Delsarte Recitation Book: Compiled and Arranged by Elsie M. ...
Xanthippe /"] Py. By all that is holy, I pray you answer your husband. Cle. Go get him food and drink. [Socrates calls, "Xanthippe! Xanthippe! Xanthippe!"] Dam. Xanthippe, if you are human, go to your husband. Were he a dog and did bark in a ...
Elsie M. Wilbor, Steele MacKaye, 1905
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Delsarte Recitation Book and Directory
Xanthippe! Xanthippe /"] Py. By all that is holy, I pray you answer your husband. Cle. Go get him food and drink. [Socrates calls, "Xanthippe ! Xanthippe! Xanthippe /"] Dam. Xanthippe, if you are human, go to your husband. Were he a dog and ...
Elsie M. Wilbor, 1890
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The New England Magazine
The injured woman is the victim of the obdurate, unaccommodating nature of the letter X. The ideas of infant minds are made to sprout through the hotbed agency of the Primer, and how has the German Primer villified the name of Xanthippe I ...
‎1908
9
The Bay State Monthly
The injured woman is the victim of the obdurate, unaccommodating nature of the letter X. The ideas of infant minds are made to sprout through the hotbed agency of the Primer, and how has the German Primer villified the name of Xanthippe I ...
‎1907
10
The Ante-Nicene Fathers: translations of the writings of the ...
Xanthippe knowing that the face of Probus had begun to be estranged, and that he spoke thus, was greatly distressed, saying, Alas, wretched me, that we are not thought fully worthy to keep this man in our house ; for if Paul goes hence, the ...
Alexander Roberts, Sir James Donaldson, Arthur Cleveland Coxe, 1906

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «XANTHIPPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Xanthippe is used in the context of the following news items.
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Busted: Deadly 'Coma in a Bottle' legal high was destined for …
... intercepted at Stansted airport. Xanthippe Knott, 30, tried to import a package of the dangerous party drug GBL, nicknamed 'Coma in a Bottle', from Poland. «Hartlepool Mail, Jul 15»
2
Be unbreakable
From Xanthippe, the Emoji-addict daughter who'd rather be bird-watching than underage drinking, to Cindy, Kimmy's best friend in the bunker who buys a sports ... «Varsity Online, Apr 15»
3
'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Recap 10: 'Kimmy's In A Love Triangle!'
Meanwhile, Xanthippe and Buckley (remember him?) are told about Jacqueline and Julian's divorce. Xanthippe is really angry because it means that she will ... «TheCelebrityCafe.com, Apr 15»
4
'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' fan recap: Daddy's boy
Xanthippe shows up at Kimmy's apartment, so the two can begin their mission keep Xanthippe in the city. Xanthippe has her mother show up at Kimmy's ... «Entertainment Weekly, Apr 15»
5
TV Review: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
... including Kimmy's landlady Lillian (Carol Kane), Jacqueline's step-daughter Xanthippe (Dylan Gelula) and Kimmy's classmate/lover Dong (Ki Hong Lee). «Nouse, Apr 15»
6
'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Recap 7: 'Kimmy Goes To A Party!'
When Kimmy arrives at Jaqueline's, Xanthippe tells Kimmy that the '90s called and they want their clothes back. “Well, 2090 called and you wasted your time on ... «TheCelebrityCafe.com, Mar 15»
7
'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Recap 6: 'Kimmy Goes To School!'
When they are almost done, Xanthippe arrives! Titus is in his handyman costume and tries to convince Xanthippe that he's really there to do some work. «TheCelebrityCafe.com, Mar 15»
8
Does 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' go too far?
Xanthippe Voorhees, the spoiled teen stepdaughter of Kimmy's wealthy employer, offers up a cynical take on the new nanny's Pollyanna-ish (or emotionally ... «CNN, Mar 15»
9
'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' fan recap: 'Peeno Noir'
Turns out that Xanthippe did not go on vacation with her family and is headed back to the house to clean up the mess she made after throwing a party the night ... «Entertainment Weekly, Mar 15»
10
MSNBC Debuts New Facebook Shows
... tailored for millennials (one segment is called 'Sorry, environment,' which sounds like something Xanthippe from “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” would say). «Lost Remote, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Xanthippe [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/xanthippe>. Apr 2024 ».
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