Synonyms for virago


Grammar : Noun
Spell : vi-rah-goh, -rey-
Phonetic Transcription : vɪˈrɑ goʊ, -ˈreɪ-


Définition of virago

Origin :
  • late 14c., "man-like or heroic woman," from Latin virago, from vir "man" (see virile). Ælfric (c.1000), following Vulgate, used it in Gen. ii:23 (KJV = woman):
  • Beo hire nama Uirago, þæt is, fæmne, forðan ðe heo is of hire were genumen.
  • noun aggressive woman
Example sentences :
  • He would have crimsoned to the eyes, no doubt, and fled from the virago.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • I got a dispatch from, him quoting the Virago of Paris—meaning the Figaro, of course.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various
  • Ah, you coolly come, with that virago on your arm, to make a fool of me before everyone.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • When he returned he found the virago awaiting him at the door.
  • Extract from : « The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II (of 2) » by Alexandre Dumas pre
  • On which the virago says to her victim, "My dear, I thocht it was yersel'!"
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter » by John Hill Burton
  • I stood upon the defensive between the virago and my sister's chair.
  • Extract from : « Down The River » by Oliver Optic
  • The virago smiled and twiddled the knife between her fingers.
  • Extract from : « The Day of Wrath » by Maurus Jkai
  • "Now you will be able to have a talk with him if you like," said the virago.
  • Extract from : « The Day of Wrath » by Maurus Jkai
  • "You're a virago," said Chris, seating himself near his wife.
  • Extract from : « The Beloved Woman » by Kathleen Norris
  • Yet the old man always spoke of Edith as a virago after that.
  • Extract from : « A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others » by Various

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