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heroineheroine /ˈhɛroʊɪn/ ●○○ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYheroineOrigin: 1600-1700 Latin heroina, from Greek heroine, from heros; ➔ HERO THESAURUS someone, especially a man or boy, who is the main character in a book, movie, play, etc.► hero someone, especially a man or boy, who is the main character in a book, movie, play, etc.: The hero of the story is a young soldier. ► main character the most important person in a story, play, or movie: The main character is an 11-year-old boy who finds out that he is a wizard. ► heroine a hero in a story, play, or movie who is a girl or a woman: In the end, the heroine proves to her father that she was right. ► protagonist formal the main character in a story, play, or movie: The protagonist is based on the author’s grandfather. ► anti-hero the main character in a story, play, or movie who is an ordinary or unpleasant person and does not have the qualities that most people think a hero should have, such as being good or brave: The movie’s anti-hero rebels against his parents’ values more out of boredom than any moral reasons. ► villain the main bad character in a story, play, or movie: Comic book villains such as Lex Luthor or The Joker are written as completely evil characters. ► antagonist formal a villain or someone who opposes the protagonist in a story, play, or movie: The woman’s brother is the antagonist of the book and tries to ruin her plans out of jealousy. 1eng. lang. arts the woman or girl who is the main character in a book, movie, play, etc.: the novel’s heroine► see thesaurus at hero2a woman who is extremely brave and is admired by many people: a heroine of the French Resistance3a woman you admire very much for her intelligence, skill, etc.: I finally got to meet my heroine, Maya Angelou. → see also hero |