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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.
[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.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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.
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Translations
hrdinka
heltinde
sankaritar
heroina
hősnő
ヒロイン
여자 영웅
hrdinka
junakjunakinja
hjältinna
วีรสตรี
nữ anh hùng
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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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hero
(ˈhiərəu) – plural ˈheroes: feminine heroine (ˈherouin) – noun1. 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.
2. the chief male person in a story, play etc. The hero of this book is a young American boy called Tom Sawyer.
heroic (hiˈrəuik) adjective1. very brave. heroic deeds.
2. of heroes. heroic tales.
heˈroically adverbheroism (ˈherəuizm) noun
great bravery. The policeman was given a medal in recognition of his heroism.
ˈhero-worship noun very great, sometimes too great, admiration for a person.
verb to show such admiration for (someone). The boy hero-worshipped the footballer.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009