heroine
Meanings
Plural: heroines
Noun
- the main good female character in a work of fiction
- a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds
- A female hero.
- A female lead character.
Adj
- Characteristic of a heroine; heroic.
Origin / 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.
Scrabble Score: 10
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Words With Friends Score: 10
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