Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman noted for courage and daring action.
- noun A woman noted for special achievement in a particular field.
- noun The principal female character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A female hero; a heroic woman.
- noun The principal female character in a poem, play, story, or romance, or the woman who plays the most important part.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A woman of an heroic spirit.
- noun The principal female person who figures in a remarkable action, or as the subject of a poem or story.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
female hero - noun A female lead character
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the main good female character in a work of fiction
- noun a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The main heroine is Konata Izumi, an athletic and intelligent girl who, despite these attributes, is not in a sports club, and has low grades.
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The uncomplicated story line will still fascinate readers due to the resoluteness of the title heroine as she fearlessly sets forth on adventures that change a world though all she wants is to leave as she knows what she wants and risks all to achieve it.
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Uliana Lopatkina is radiantly regal as the title heroine and Danila Korsuntsev is her dashing swain of a cavalier in 'Raymonda.'
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In the original, the title heroine is a sweet-natured, country lass with a dotingly protective mother, a passion for dance and a dangerously susceptible heart.
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In the pilot, the title heroine has gone rogue, so a new Nikita is being trained to replace her.
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In the pilot, the title heroine has gone rogue, so a new Nikita is being trained to replace her.
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Early reports listed the title heroine's name as "Maddy", a supposedly underclass name that has been changed, under protest to the crystalline "Tiana."
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Silkwood as the title heroine who becomes a reluctant whistleblower at an unsafe nuclear plant.
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Early reports listed the title heroine's name as "Maddy", a supposedly underclass name that has been changed, under protest to the crystalline "Tiana."
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Silkwood as the title heroine who becomes a reluctant whistleblower at an unsafe nuclear plant.
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