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      • heroine courageous woman; principle female character: The heroine of the play was a great actress. Not to be confused with: heroin – highly addictive narcotic derived from morphine: He had a hard time kicking heroin.
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  2. a woman who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved something great: She is remembered as a heroine of the French Resistance. The nursery nurse who protected the children was hailed a heroine. the main female character in a book or film, who is usually good: the heroine of her latest novel.

  3. Synonyms for HEROINE: hero, idol, gentleman, lady, role model, saint, angel; Antonyms of HEROINE: dog, bastard, rat, heel, jerk, skunk, toad, creep

  4. A heroine is a woman who has done something brave, new, or good, and who is therefore greatly admired by a lot of people. If you describe a woman as your heroine, you mean that you admire her greatly, usually because of a particular quality or skill that she has. My heroine was Elizabeth Taylor.

  5. A heroine is a woman who has done something brave, new, or good, and who is therefore greatly admired by a lot of people. [...] 3. If you describe a woman as your heroine, you mean that you admire her greatly, usually because of a particular quality or skill that she has. [...]

  6. Heroine definition: a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character. See examples of HEROINE used in a sentence.

  7. What does the noun heroine mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun heroine. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. heroine has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. ancient Greek history (early 1600s) classical mythology (early 1600s) literature (late 1600s) theatre (late 1600s)

  8. The meaning of HEROINE is a mythological or legendary woman often of divine descent having great strength or ability. How to use heroine in a sentence.

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