heroine
Meaning
Synonyms
brave woman
leading lady
main character
virtuous woman
lady of character
noble lady
woman leader
woman president
courageous woman
full-grown man
Translations
héroïne
eroina
ηρωίδα
heroína
heldin
heroína
heroïna
heroische Frau
heroisFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɛɹoʊɪn/
Etymology
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.
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