Definitions for heroineˈhɛr oʊ ɪn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

her•o•ineˈhɛr oʊ ɪn(n.)

  1. a woman of distinguished courage or ability, admired for her brave deeds and noble qualities.

  2. the principal female character in a story, play, film, etc.

    Category: Literature, Showbiz

Origin of heroine:

1650–60; < L hērōīnē < Gk hērōinē, fem. of hḗrōshero ; see -ine4

Princeton's WordNet

  1. heroine(noun)

    the main good female character in a work of fiction

  2. heroine(noun)

    a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. heroine(noun)ˈhɛr oʊ ɪn

    the most important female character in a book, play, movie, etc.

    the heroine of the novel

Wiktionary

  1. heroine(Noun)

    A female hero

  2. heroine(Noun)

    A female lead character

  3. Origin: Via Latin heroina from late (2nd century) ἡρωΐνη, a feminine equivalent of ἥρως "hero, demigod".

Webster Dictionary

  1. Heroine(noun)

    a woman of an heroic spirit

  2. Heroine(noun)

    the principal female person who figures in a remarkable action, or as the subject of a poem or story


Translations for heroine

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

heroin(noun)

a drug obtained from opium.

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