heroine
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- noun
- /ˈhɛroʊɪn/
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heroína
- But history sometimes chooses its heroes and heroines from strange places.
- heroes and heroines
- heroines and martyrs
- biblical heroines
Examples
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In The Yellow Wallpaper, the heroine is a domestic prisoner going through a nervous breakdown.
Academic text (1992) -
The information we have developed so far reveals... ... that the name of that real-life heroine is Sunny Ann Davis.
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That woman is my heroine!
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The woman has become something of a heroine among many in Tunisia.
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And it is every bit an action adventure movie led by these two heroines that happen to be sisters.
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One heroine from that era was a black journalist named Ida B. Wells.
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Your granny brought you up alone, she's a real heroine.
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And, and I'd like to say there are the brave heroines like Sherry Wren that go out there and risk her life.
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I was sentimental about the Wobblies; my heroines were Emma Goldman, Mother Jones, and Dorothy Day.
Fiction book (1992) -
Ida B. Wells is often celebrated as a heroine for her courageous fight against injustice.
Synonyms
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1.1
A person admired for brave actions and good qualities
Antonyms
How Heroic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word heroine comes from hero ('a brave person') plus a female ending -ine, so it means a woman admired for courage and great deeds.