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Heroine vs Heroise - What's the difference?

heroine | heroise |

As a noun heroine

is heroin.

As a verb heroise is

.

heroine

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A female hero.
  • A female lead character.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1905, author=
    • , title= , chapter=2 citation , passage=Miss Phyllis Morgan, as the hapless heroine dressed in the shabbiest of clothes, appears in the midst of a gay and giddy throng; she apostrophises all and sundry there, including the villain, and has a magnificent scene which always brings down the house, and nightly adds to her histrionic laurels.}}

    Synonyms

    *shero

    Hypernyms

    *hero

    Derived terms

    *superheroine

    Usage notes

    In the sense 1, it is more common to say hero today. * She is an American hero .

    heroise

    English

    Verb

    (herois)