heroine

CEFRC1

/ˈhɪɹoʊɪn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A woman admired for her courage or important actions.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A female lead character.

Examples

  • The heroine of the novel committed suicide.

  • The heroine of this story is a little girl.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈhɛɹəʊɪn/
  • /hiro.ɪn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Characteristic of a heroine; heroic.

  2. A female hero.

More examples

In context

  • The novel ends with the heroine's death.

  • […] 1,451 ounces of heroine hydrochloride, and 19 ounces of codeine — the equivalent of 16,273 pounds of opium.

  • Her Brows ſoft Fur was of a paler Dye, / Conformable to that which prettily / Peep’d on her upper Lip, and cowardly / Made shew of Heroine Virility.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.