Today we have two words for the price of one... a sort of BOGOF.
A Xanthippe was an archaic term for a shrewish, bad-tempered, scolding woman. It is derived from Xanthippe who was the wife of Socrates and mother of their three sons and who had a reputation as a harridan.
Muliebrity, a rarely found word that deserves greater usage, means femininity; the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women; specifically relating to the characteristic of feminine softness that is entailed by the traditional view of feminine form; the opposite of virility.
Obviously a Xanthippe was not noted for her muliebrity.
You have learned to "work it", haven't you SS!
ReplyDeleteBetter safe than sorry. :)