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heroinic

heroinic adjective: of or resembling a heroine, especially in distinction to the qualities of a male hero.

Adjective

heroinic (comparative more heroinic, superlative most heroinic)

  1. Of or resembling a heroine, especially in distinction to the qualities of a male hero.
    Synonyms:
    heroine, heroinely

Synonyms of heroinic

Forms of heroinic

comparativemore heroinic
superlativemost heroinic

Origin of heroinic

From heroine + -ic, modelled on heroic.

Questions about heroinic

What does heroinic mean?
Heroinic means of or resembling a heroine, especially in distinction to the qualities of a male hero.
What part of speech is heroinic?
Heroinic is an adjective.

Words near heroinic in the dictionary

  1. heroinedom
  2. heroinely
  3. heroines
  4. heroineship
  5. heroing
  6. heroinic
  7. heroinism
  8. heroinist
  9. heroinists
  10. heroinize
  11. heroinized

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