Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xantippe

/zænˈtɪpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xan-tippe
IPA: /zænˈtɪpi/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of Xanthippe.

Example Sentences

"RICHARD HOOKER, that rare and admirable Theologiſt, [...] married a clowniſh ſilly Woman and withal a meer Xantippe, [...]"
"[page 235] He was prudent and induſtrious, and ſo good a Huſbandman, that he might have led a very eaſy and comfortable Life, had not an errant Vixen of a Wife ſoured his domeſtic Quiet. [...] [page 236] By this Xantippe (ſo was the Wife of Socrates called, ſaid Partridge) By this Xantippe he had two Sons, of which I was the younger."
"What have we seen in our own personal walks through life to make us believe that women are devils? There may possibly have been a Xantippe here and there, but Imogenes are to be found under every bush."

Inflected Forms

Xantippes (plural)

Derived Forms

Xantippean

Questions

How do you pronounce xantippe?: The recorded pronunciation is /zænˈtɪpi/.
What does xantippe mean?: Alternative spelling of Xanthippe.

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