heroine
English
/ˈhɛɹoʊɪn/
noun
Definitions
- A female hero.
- A female lead character.
Etymology
Derived from Latin herōīna derived from Ancient Greek ἡρωΐνη suf from English hero.
Origin
English
hero
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anti-hero English
- anti-heroine English
- antihero English
- antiheroine English
- cyberhero English
- hero English
- herodom English
- heroess English
- herohood English
- heroic English
- heroical English
- heroinely English
- heroinic English
- heroinism English
- heroization English
- heroize English
- heroless English
- herolike English
- heroness English
- heroship English
- megahero English
- nonhero English
- superhero English
- superheroine English
- ur-hero English
- herōīna Latin
- héros French
- героиня Russian
- ἡρωΐνη Ancient Greek
- ヒロイン Japanese
- ヒーロー Japanese
- heroes Middle English
- heroes Old French
- heroo Esperanto
- हीरो Hindi
- ฮีโร่ Thai
- hero Cebuano