| NOUN | person | heroine | the main good female character in a work of fiction |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | heroine | a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds |
| Sounds | hheh'rowahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The main good female character in a work of fiction. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | character, role, theatrical role, part, persona | An actor's portrayal of someone in a play |
| Spanish | heroína | |
| Catalan | heroïna | |
| Meaning | A woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds. | |
|---|---|---|
| Instances | Judith | Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha |
| McCauley, Mary McCauley, Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley, Molly Pitcher | heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat (1754-1832) | |
| Broader | woman, adult female | An adult female person (as opposed to a man) |
| Spanish | heroína | |
| Catalan | heroïna | |
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