Definitions for heroine
ˈhɛr oʊ ɪnher·o·ine

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. heroinenoun

   the main good female character in a work of fiction

2. heroinenoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. heroinenoun

   A female hero

2. heroinenoun

   A female lead character

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Heroinenoun

   A female hero. Anciently, according to English analogy, heroess.

   Etymology: from hero; heroine, French.

   But inborn worth, that fortune can controul,
   New-strung, and stiffer bent her softer soul;
   The heroine assum’d the woman’s place,
   Confirm’d her mind, and fortify’d her face. Dryden.

   Then shall the British stage
   More noble characters expose to view,
   And draw her finish’d heroines from you. Addison.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. heroine

   A heroine is a woman admired or idealized for her courage, outstanding achievements, noble qualities, or who is the principal female character in a book, play, film or other narrative work.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Heroinenoun

   a woman of an heroic spirit

2. Heroinenoun

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

3. Etymology: [F. hrone, L. heroina, Gr. , fem. of . See Hero.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Heroine

   Heroine is the second studio album by American emo band From First to Last. It was released on March 21, 2006 through Epitaph Records. It peaked at number 25 on the Billboard 200, selling more than 33,000 copies within its first week. It is the band's highest-selling album, and has sold more than 232,000 copies as of April 2008. The album has spawned two singles: "The Latest Plague" and "Shame Shame". A B-side, "Save Us", has since been released via the band's official Myspace. It is the last album to include lead vocalist Sonny Moore, who began his own solo project afterwards and now records as Skrillex. Wes Borland was the album's bassist, since Jon Weisberg was forced to leave the band in 2005.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. heroine

   A female hero; a woman of a brave spirit. The principal female person who figures in a remarkable action.

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1. heroine

   Song lyrics by heroine -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by heroine on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. • Character
   • Woman

How to pronounce heroine?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say heroine in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of heroine in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of heroine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of heroine in a Sentence

1. Orrin Konheim:

   DuVernay, who is African-American, told Entertainment Weekly. I was interested in … a heroine that looked like the girls I grew up with. DuVernay said she identified with some progressive ideas she found in L'Engle's novel. She's a very radical thinker and she embedded her sense of what society should and could be in this piece, and a lot of it I agree with. But does that mean her adaptation will adopt a political tone ? Experts say we shouldn't jump to any conclusions about whatDuVernay’s final film will look like. Freelance journalist Orrin Konheim, who has written for The American Conservative, noted that many films, including The Manchurian Candidate, have been remade with African-American stars. Ava DuVernay’s casting choice seems like a non-issue.

2. Jennifer Aniston:

   ”I don’t owe anybody my side of the story. There are no sides! There is no bad guy and there is no good guy. There are no villains and there is no heroine in this story. It’s just not the case.”

3. Simone Weil:

   To be a hero or a heroine, one must give an order to oneself.

4. Jane Austen:

   But when a young lady is to be a heroine, the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way.

5. Ahmed Shaheed:

   A large percentage of those executions are for drug offences and under Iran's current drug laws, possession of 30 grams of heroine or cocaine would qualify for the death penalty. So there's a number of draconian laws.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=heroine
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Heroine
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=heroine
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heroine
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=heroine
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html