heroine

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A female hero.
2. A female lead character.

Adj

Characteristic of a heroine; heroic.

Sinonieme

hero

🦸‍♂️

brave woman

protagonist

heroin

dancing girl

actress

knight

leading lady

champion

warrior

main character

virtuous woman

lady of character

diamorphine

noble lady

woman leader

woman president

courageous woman

full-grown man

fighter

gallant

ideal

idol

paladin

role model

star

⭐

virago

Vertalings

héroïne

🦸‍♀️

eroina

Heldin

🦸‍♀️

ηρωίδα

heroína

🦸‍♀️

heldin

🦸‍♀️

heroína

🦸‍♀️

protagonista

Heroine

Heroin

heroïna

héros

🦸‍♂️

heroische Frau

herois

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈhɛɹoʊɪn/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Latin hērōīna, from late Ancient Greek ἡρωΐνη (hērōḯnē) (2nd century), a feminine equivalent of ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero, demigod”), equivalent to hero + -ine (suffix forming feminine nouns).
* English from 1587. The sense of "female lead character" is from 1715.