Synonyms for minx
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Hussy — A promiscuous woman; also, a mistress (“the other woman in an extramarital relationship”) or a prostitute
hussy, floozy, scamp, ruffian, tart UK, mischief, punk, jade, hooligan, hoodlum, mischief-maker, chippy US, trull, trollop, rascal, tramp, courtesan, bugger, prostitute, knave, elf, rogue
Other
jack-a-napes, malapert dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A promiscuous woman; also, a mistress (“the other woman in an extramarital relationship”) or a prostitute.
- n. 2
A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman.
Forms
- Plural
- minxes → coquettes, flirts, teases, vamps…
Example sentences
- tease Tom used to tease me a lot, but he doesn't anymore.
- flirt Yanni liked very much to flirt with young women.
- floozy You look like a roadside floozy in this dress.
By length
- 3 letters
- elf1
- 4 letters
- punk1, jade1, tart1, vamp1
- 5 letters
- rogue1, tease1, flirt1, tramp1, knave1, scamp, hussy2, trull1
- 6 letters
- rascal2, bugger2, chippy2, floozy, vamper
- 7 letters
- ruffian, hoodlum2, trollop
- 8 letters
- mischief2, hooligan3, coquette, malapert
- 9 letters
- courtesan
- 10 letters
- prostitute3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hussy2 = 2 syllables).