Usually means: Strong, assertive woman; often derogatory.
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We found 30 dictionaries that define the word Virago:

General (26 matching dictionaries)
  1. virago: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. virago: Merriam-Webster
  3. virago: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. virago: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. virago: Collins English Dictionary
  6. virago: Vocabulary.com
  7. Virago, virago: Wordnik
  8. virago: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. virago: Wiktionary
  10. virago: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. virago: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. virago: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. virago: Dictionary.com
  14. virago: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. Virago (EP), Virago (disambiguation), Virago (horse), Virago (publisher), Virago: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Virago: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. virago: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. virago: Rhymezone
  19. Virago: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. virago: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. virago: FreeDictionary.org
  22. virago: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  23. virago: Mnemonic Dictionary
  24. virago: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. virago: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. virago: Wordcraft Dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Virago: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See viraginous as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (virago)

▸ noun:  A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.
▸ noun:  A woman who is scolding, domineering, or highly opinionated.
▸ noun:  A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.

Similar:
Amazon, vixen, harridan, termagant, bastardess, dragon, badass, banshee, termigant, savage, more...

Opposite:
man, gentleman, male

Phrases:
virago sleeve, Yamaha Virago, Virago Press, acts the virago, more...

Adjectives:
terrible, old, fierce, little, perfect, young, masculine, true, formidable, huge, undaunted

Colors:
    viridian,     emerald,     jade,     forest green,     olive, more...


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Similar:
Amazon, vixen, harridan, termagant, bastardess, dragon, badass, banshee, termigant, savage, more...

Opposite:
man, gentleman, male

Phrases:
virago sleeve, Yamaha Virago, Virago Press, acts the virago, more...

Adjectives:
terrible, old, fierce, little, perfect, young, masculine, true, formidable, huge, undaunted

Colors:
    viridian,     emerald,     jade,     forest green,     olive, more...



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