Definition of virago in English:

virago

nounPlural viragos, Plural viragoes vɪˈrɑːɡəʊvɪˈreɪɡəʊvəˈrɑɡoʊ

1A domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman.
泼妇，悍妇
the campaigns of these indignant viragoes will come to naught
Example sentencesExamples
- He only silently curses the Quartermaster for somehow arranging him to be left with this nagging virago yet again.
- She sat there and took it like some kind of valkyrie or virago, perhaps the harpies of ancient myth.
- It was not the glance of a cheerful guardian of the shelves, but instead the leer of a triumphant virago.
- Before vanishing altogether, the woman warrior becomes a hideous virago in prints and paintings in France and abroad.
- Worst of all is the disastrous family his daughter is about to marry into, a graceless mob of halfwits headed by a foul-mouthed virago.
- He rolled his eyes and bent his head close towards hers, looking for the entire world to be whispering sweet nothings into her ears, while actually saying ‘Would you cooperate, you obstinate virago?’
- There's no one in the whole of London who will disagree with the fact that Her Ladyship is a virago, plain and simple.
- I mutely watched two petite viragos lob insults at each other over the ethics of having a friend hold one's place in line.
- She is such a virago, so self-centred, and even self-indulgent that she seems to care for nothing except her own career.
- He lies awake at night, with Laura in the next room, sleeping the sleep of the virago.
Synonyms
harridan, shrew, dragon, termagant, vixen
fishwife, witch, hellcat, she-devil, tartar, martinet, spitfire, hag, gorgon, fury, ogress, harpy, nag, trout
informal battleaxe, old bag, old bat, cow, old cow, bitch
Scottish &amp Northern Irish informal targe
archaic scold
rare Xanthippe
1. 1.1archaic A woman of masculine strength or spirit; a female warrior.
  〈古〉壮实的妇女，具有男子气的妇女；女战士，女勇士
  Example sentencesExamples
  So virility was manliness as opposed to eunuchism, and a virago was a woman acting like a man.

Origin

Old English (used only as the name given by Adam to Eve, following the Vulgate), from Latin 'heroic woman, female warrior', from vir 'man'. The current sense dates from late Middle English.

The second chapter of the Book of Genesis describes the creation of Eve: ‘And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.’ In the Latin version of the Bible known as the Vulgate, the word Adam uses for Eve is Virago. This is not the insult it appears to be now. Virago meant ‘heroic woman, female warrior’ in Latin and derived from vir ‘man’, the source of virile (Late Middle English) and virtue (Middle English) originally meaning ‘manliness. Virago first appeared in English with reference to Eve, but medieval man started using it in the disparaging sense ‘a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman’ that survives today.

Rhymes

Argo, argot, cargo, Chicago, embargo, escargot, farrago, largo, Margot, Otago, Santiago

Definition of virago in US English:

virago

nounvəˈrɑɡoʊvəˈräɡō

1A domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman.
泼妇，悍妇
the campaigns of these indignant viragoes will come to naught
Example sentencesExamples
- He rolled his eyes and bent his head close towards hers, looking for the entire world to be whispering sweet nothings into her ears, while actually saying ‘Would you cooperate, you obstinate virago?’
- She sat there and took it like some kind of valkyrie or virago, perhaps the harpies of ancient myth.
- There's no one in the whole of London who will disagree with the fact that Her Ladyship is a virago, plain and simple.
- She is such a virago, so self-centred, and even self-indulgent that she seems to care for nothing except her own career.
- He lies awake at night, with Laura in the next room, sleeping the sleep of the virago.
- Worst of all is the disastrous family his daughter is about to marry into, a graceless mob of halfwits headed by a foul-mouthed virago.
- Before vanishing altogether, the woman warrior becomes a hideous virago in prints and paintings in France and abroad.
- He only silently curses the Quartermaster for somehow arranging him to be left with this nagging virago yet again.
- I mutely watched two petite viragos lob insults at each other over the ethics of having a friend hold one's place in line.
- It was not the glance of a cheerful guardian of the shelves, but instead the leer of a triumphant virago.
Synonyms
harridan, shrew, dragon, termagant, vixen
1. 1.1archaic A woman of masculine strength or spirit; a female warrior.
  〈古〉壮实的妇女，具有男子气的妇女；女战士，女勇士
  Example sentencesExamples
  So virility was manliness as opposed to eunuchism, and a virago was a woman acting like a man.

Origin

Old English (used only as the name given by Adam to Eve, following the Vulgate), from Latin ‘heroic woman, female warrior’, from vir ‘man’. The current sense dates from late Middle English.

词汇	virago
释义	Definition of virago in English: virago nounPlural viragos, Plural viragoes vɪˈrɑːɡəʊvɪˈreɪɡəʊvəˈrɑɡoʊ 1A domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman. 泼妇，悍妇 the campaigns of these indignant viragoes will come to naught Example sentencesExamples He only silently curses the Quartermaster for somehow arranging him to be left with this nagging virago yet again. She sat there and took it like some kind of valkyrie or virago, perhaps the harpies of ancient myth. It was not the glance of a cheerful guardian of the shelves, but instead the leer of a triumphant virago. Before vanishing altogether, the woman warrior becomes a hideous virago in prints and paintings in France and abroad. Worst of all is the disastrous family his daughter is about to marry into, a graceless mob of halfwits headed by a foul-mouthed virago. He rolled his eyes and bent his head close towards hers, looking for the entire world to be whispering sweet nothings into her ears, while actually saying ‘Would you cooperate, you obstinate virago?’ There's no one in the whole of London who will disagree with the fact that Her Ladyship is a virago, plain and simple. I mutely watched two petite viragos lob insults at each other over the ethics of having a friend hold one's place in line. She is such a virago, so self-centred, and even self-indulgent that she seems to care for nothing except her own career. He lies awake at night, with Laura in the next room, sleeping the sleep of the virago. Synonyms harridan, shrew, dragon, termagant, vixen fishwife, witch, hellcat, she-devil, tartar, martinet, spitfire, hag, gorgon, fury, ogress, harpy, nag, trout informal battleaxe, old bag, old bat, cow, old cow, bitch Scottish &amp Northern Irish informal targe archaic scold rare Xanthippe 1.1archaic A woman of masculine strength or spirit; a female warrior. 〈古〉壮实的妇女，具有男子气的妇女；女战士，女勇士 Example sentencesExamples So virility was manliness as opposed to eunuchism, and a virago was a woman acting like a man. Origin Old English (used only as the name given by Adam to Eve, following the Vulgate), from Latin 'heroic woman, female warrior', from vir 'man'. The current sense dates from late Middle English. The second chapter of the Book of Genesis describes the creation of Eve: ‘And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.’ In the Latin version of the Bible known as the Vulgate, the word Adam uses for Eve is Virago. This is not the insult it appears to be now. Virago meant ‘heroic woman, female warrior’ in Latin and derived from vir ‘man’, the source of virile (Late Middle English) and virtue (Middle English) originally meaning ‘manliness. Virago first appeared in English with reference to Eve, but medieval man started using it in the disparaging sense ‘a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman’ that survives today. Rhymes Argo, argot, cargo, Chicago, embargo, escargot, farrago, largo, Margot, Otago, Santiago Definition of virago in US English: virago nounvəˈrɑɡoʊvəˈräɡō 1A domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman. 泼妇，悍妇 the campaigns of these indignant viragoes will come to naught Example sentencesExamples He rolled his eyes and bent his head close towards hers, looking for the entire world to be whispering sweet nothings into her ears, while actually saying ‘Would you cooperate, you obstinate virago?’ She sat there and took it like some kind of valkyrie or virago, perhaps the harpies of ancient myth. There's no one in the whole of London who will disagree with the fact that Her Ladyship is a virago, plain and simple. She is such a virago, so self-centred, and even self-indulgent that she seems to care for nothing except her own career. He lies awake at night, with Laura in the next room, sleeping the sleep of the virago. Worst of all is the disastrous family his daughter is about to marry into, a graceless mob of halfwits headed by a foul-mouthed virago. Before vanishing altogether, the woman warrior becomes a hideous virago in prints and paintings in France and abroad. He only silently curses the Quartermaster for somehow arranging him to be left with this nagging virago yet again. I mutely watched two petite viragos lob insults at each other over the ethics of having a friend hold one's place in line. It was not the glance of a cheerful guardian of the shelves, but instead the leer of a triumphant virago. Synonyms harridan, shrew, dragon, termagant, vixen 1.1archaic A woman of masculine strength or spirit; a female warrior. 〈古〉壮实的妇女，具有男子气的妇女；女战士，女勇士 Example sentencesExamples So virility was manliness as opposed to eunuchism, and a virago was a woman acting like a man. Origin Old English (used only as the name given by Adam to Eve, following the Vulgate), from Latin ‘heroic woman, female warrior’, from vir ‘man’. The current sense dates from late Middle English.
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