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heroness

heroness noun: heroism.

Noun

heroness (uncountable)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Heroism.
    • The components of Roland's "heroness" can not be contemplated per se. The audience perceives those components or qualities concretely through Roland's acts.1975, Olifant, volume 2, page 86
    • Once the handshaking and the medals are done with, the heroness just fades. You can't strut around for the rest of your life being heroic.2002, Peter David, Esther Friesner, Diane Carey, Double Helix Omnibus, page 444

Origin of heroness

From hero + -ness.

Questions about heroness

What does heroness mean?
Heroness means heroism.
What part of speech is heroness?
Heroness is a noun.

Words near heroness in the dictionary

  1. Heron's fountains
  2. heron's-bill
  3. heronbill
  4. heroner
  5. heroners
  6. heroness
  7. Herongate
  8. Herongate and Ingrave
  9. Heronian
  10. heronlike
  11. heronries

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