heroine

heroine

courageous woman; principle female character: The heroine of the play was a great actress.

Not to be confused with:

heroin – highly addictive narcotic derived from morphine: He had a hard time kicking heroin.

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her·o·ine

 (hĕr′ō-ĭn)

n.

1. A woman noted for courage and daring action.

2. A woman noted for special achievement in a particular field.

3. The principal female character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation.

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[Latin hērōīnē, hērōīna, from Greek hērōīnē, feminine of hērōs, hero; see hero.]

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heroine

(ˈhɛrəʊɪn)

n

1. a woman possessing heroic qualities

2. a woman idealized for possessing superior qualities

3. the main female character in a novel, play, film, etc

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her•o•ine

(ˈhɛr 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.

[1650–60; < Latin hērōīnē < Greek hērōinē, feminine of hḗrōs hero; see -ine⁴]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	heroine - the main good female character in a work of fiction persona, theatrical role, role, character, part - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"
	2.	heroine - a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

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heroine

noun

1. protagonist, leading lady, diva, prima donna, female lead, lead actress, principal female character The heroine is a senior TV executive.

2. star, celebrity, goddess, celeb (informal), megastar (informal), woman of the hour The heroine of the day was the winner of the Gold medal.

3. idol, favourite, pin-up (slang), fave (informal) I still remember my childhood heroines.

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Translations

بَطَلَة

hrdinka

heltinde

HeldinHeroinHeroine

ηρωίδα

heroína

sankaritar

héroïneheroïne

heroina

hősnő

eroina

ヒロイン

여자 영웅

heldin

heltinne

bohaterkaheroina

heroína

героиня

hrdinka

junakjunakinja

hjältinna

วีรสตรี

kadın kahraman

nữ anh hùng

女英雄

heroine

[ˈherəʊɪn] N → heroína f; [of film, book] → protagonista f, personaje m principal

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heroine

[ˈhɛrəʊɪn] n → héroïne f (femme)
the heroine of the novel → l'héroïne du roman
she was my heroine → c'était mon héroïneheroin user n → héroïnomane mf

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heroine

n → Heldin f; (esp Theat also) → Heroine f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

heroine

[ˈhɛrəʊɪn] n → eroina

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hero

(ˈhiərəu) – plural ˈheroes: feminine heroine (ˈherouin) – noun

1. a man or boy admired (by many people) for his brave deeds. The boy was regarded as a hero for saving his friend's life. held, heldin بَطَل герой herói hrdina, -ka der Held helt ήρωαςhéroe; heroína kangelane قهرمان sankari héros, héroïneגיבור वीर heroj, junak hős pahlawan hetja eroe; eroina 英雄 영웅 didvyris varonis wira heldhelt; heltinnebohater اتل، غښتلی ، پالوان ، قهرمان herói erou, eroină герой hrdina, -ka junak heroj hjälte, hjältinna วีรบุรุษ kahraman 英雄 герой ہیرو، محبوب anh hùng 英雄，偶像

2. the chief male person in a story, play etc. The hero of this book is a young American boy called Tom Sawyer. held, hoofkarakter بطَل القِصَّه او المَسرَحِيَّه главен герой herói hrdina, -ka der Held helt; hovedperson ήρωας, πρωταγωνιστήςprotagonista, personaje principal (pea)tegelane قهرمان sankari héros, héroïneגיבור नायक glavno lice (lik) hős pelaku utama söguhetja eroe; eroina 主人公 (소설, 시, 연극의) 주인공 herojus varonis hero heldhovedpersonbohater اتل herói erou, eroină герой hrdina, -ka junak junak huvudperson, hjälte, hjältinna พระเอก kahraman 主角 головний герой کسی کہانی کا مرکزی کردار nhân vật nam chính 男主角

heroic (hiˈrəuik) adjective

1. very brave. heroic deeds. heldhaftig, dapper بُطولي храбър heroico heroický heldenhaft heroisk; helteagtig ηρωικός, γενναίοςheroico kangelaslik قهرمانانه sankarillinen héroïque שֶׁל גְבוּרָה वीरतापूर्ण junacki hősies gagah berani hetjulegur eroico 勇敢な 매우 용감한 didvyriškas varonīgs sungguh berani heldhaftigheltemodig, heroiskbohaterski د اتلتوب ، د زړه وړ توب heróico (în mod) eroic героический, геройский hrdinský junaški herojski hjältemodig, heroisk กล้าหาญ korkusuz, cesur, kahramanca 英勇的 геройський عظیم کارنامہ dũng cảm 英勇的

2. of heroes. heroic tales. helde-tipe مُتَعَلِّق بالأبْطال героичен heroico bohatýrský Helden-... helte- ηρωικός, που έχει σχέση με ήρωα heroico kangelas- حماسی sankari- héroïqueהירואי वीरतापूर्ण junacki, herojski hősi kepahlawanan hetju- eroico 英雄の 영웅의 didvyrių varoņu- wira helden-helte-heroiczny حماسی heróico despre eroi героический, эпический bohatiersky junaški herojske hjälte- กล้าหาญ kahramanlık, kahramanlarla ilgili 英雄的 героїчний عظیم سورما شخص سے متعلق thuộc về những anh hùng 有英雄气概的，英雄的

heˈroically adverb

heldhaftig, dapper بصورَة بطوليَّه геройски heroicamente hrdinsky heldenhaft heroiskt; heltemodigt ηρωικά heroicamente kangelaslikult بطورقهرمانانه rohkeasti héroïquement בִּגְבוּרָה साहस के साथ junacko hősiesen dengan berani hetjulega eroicamente 勇敢に 영웅답게 didvyriškai varonīgi dgn berani heldhaftigheltemodig, heroisk bohatersko د اتلتوب دوله heroicamente eroic героически hrdinsky junaško herojski hjältemodigt, heroiskt อย่างกล้าหาญ kahramanca, yiğitçe 英勇地 геройськи; героїчно شجاعت سے một cách anh dũng; oanh liệt 英勇地

heroism (ˈherəuizm) noun

great bravery. The policeman was given a medal in recognition of his heroism. heldhaftigheid بُطولَه героизъм heroísmo hrdinství das Heldentum heltemod; heroisme ηρωισμόςheroísmo kangelaslikkus دليری rohkeus héroïsmeגבורה वीरता junaštvo hősiesség kepahlawanan hetjuskapur eroismo 英雄的行為 영웅적 자질 didvyriškumas, heroizmas varonība keperwiraan heldhaftigheidheltemot, heroismebohaterstwo اتلتوب، زړه ورتوب، غښتلوالى heroísmo eroism героизм hrdinstvo junaštvo herojstvo hjältemod, heroism วีรกรรม kahramanlık, yiğitlik 英勇，英雄氣概 героїзм غیر معمولی بہادری chủ nghĩa anh hùng 英勇，英雄行为

ˈhero-worship noun

very great, sometimes too great, admiration for a person. heldeverering عبادَة البَطَل боготворене adoração kult hrdinů die Heldenverehrung heltedyrkelse λατρεία των ηρώων culto a los héroes sangarikultus قهرمان پرستی sankarinpalvonta culte des hérosהערצה वीरों की उपासना या पूजा obožavanje heroja; nekriticko obožavanje hőskultusz pemujaan hetjudÿrkun culto degli eroi, venerazione 英雄崇拝 영웅 숭배 garbinimas varoņkults; pielūgsme pemujaan heldenverering heltedyrking/-kultus kult bohatera قهرمان ستاينه adoração cultul eroilor (чрезмерное) преклонение kult hrdinov kult junakov obožavanje hjältedyrkan ระลึกถึงวีรบุรุษ tapınma 英雄崇拜 палке шанування; поклоніння سورماؤں کی پرستش sự tôn thờ 英雄崇拜

verb

to show such admiration for (someone). The boy hero-worshipped the footballer. verafgod, vereer يعبُد البطل боготворя adorar uctívat verehren tilbede; dyrke idolatrar jumaldama پرستیدن palvoa idolâtrer לְהַעֲרִיץ आराधना करना obožavati nekriticki, poput heroja hősként imád memuja dÿrka idolatrare 英雄視する 영웅시하다 garbinti pielūgt memuja vererendyrke, tilbe, forgudeubóstwiać ستاينه adorar a idolatriza преклоняться (перед кем-л.) uctievať oboževati obožavati dyrka som en hjälte, se upp till ngn som till en hjälte ระลึกถึงวีรบุรุษ tapınmak 把(某人)當作英雄來崇拜 палко шанувати کسی اہم شخص کو مثالی سمجھنا tôn thờ 把…当英雄崇拜

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the heroine (not heroin) of the story.

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heroine

→ بَطَلَة hrdinka heltinde Heldin ηρωίδα heroína sankaritar héroïne heroina eroina ヒロイン 여자 영웅 heldin heltinne bohaterka heroína героиня hjältinna วีรสตรี kadın kahraman nữ anh hùng 女英雄

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