Definitions for heroineˈhɛr oʊ ɪn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
her•o•ineˈhɛr oʊ ɪn(n.)
a woman of distinguished courage or ability, admired for her brave deeds and noble qualities.
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
heroine(noun)
the main good female character in a work of fiction
heroine(noun)
a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
heroine(noun)ˈhɛr oʊ ɪn
the most important female character in a book, play, movie, etc.
the heroine of the novel
Wiktionary
heroine(Noun)
A female hero
heroine(Noun)
A female lead character
Origin: Via Latin heroina from late (2nd century) ἡρωΐνη, a feminine equivalent of ἥρως "hero, demigod".
Webster Dictionary
Heroine(noun)
a woman of an heroic spirit
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.
- heroïneAfrikaans
- هيروين: نوع من المخدراتArabic
- хероинBulgarian
- heroínaPortuguese (BR)
- heroinCzech
- das HeroinGerman
- heroinDanish
- ηρωίνηGreek
- heroínaSpanish
- heroiinEstonian
- هروئینFarsi
- heroiiniFinnish
- héroïneFrench
- הֵירוֹאִיןHebrew
- मादक पदार्थHindi
- heroin (droga)Croatian
- heroinHungarian
- heroinIndonesian
- heróínIcelandic
- eroinaItalian
- ヘロインJapanese
- 헤로인Korean
- heroinasLithuanian
- heroīnsLatvian
- heroinMalay
- heroineDutch
- heroinNorwegian
- heroinaPolish
- هروئینPersian
- اتله ، زړه وره ، پالوانه ، هيرويين ( فلم كىPashto
- heroínaPortuguese
- heroinăRomanian
- героинRussian
- heroínSlovak
- heroinSlovenian
- heroinSerbian
- heroinSwedish
- เฮโรอีนThai
- eroinTurkish
- 海洛因Chinese (Trad.)
- героїнUkrainian
- سفید ، سن کرنے والا منشی مادہUrdu
- hêrôinVietnamese
- 海洛因Chinese (Simp.)
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