A female hero.
heroine
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for heroine.
Editorial note
That means that there will still be drug crimes, and violent drug-based crimes, over cocaine and heroine and meth and on and on.
Quick take
A female hero.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of heroine gathered in one view.
A female lead character.
Dated form of heroin. [A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.]
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for heroine.
noun
A female hero.
noun
A female lead character.
noun
Dated form of heroin. [A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.]
adjective
(rare) Characteristic of a heroine; heroic.
Example sentences
That means that there will still be drug crimes, and violent drug-based crimes, over cocaine and heroine and meth and on and on.
There's an obvious compulsiveness to it, but it's not incompatible with a normal life the way heroine seems to be.
Cocaine is very pleasurable, but it's hardly as addictive as heroine or (the legal drug) alcohol.
Imagine what the word would look like if you could make nuclear bombs using the same tech used to produce heroine.
It seems like the street value of heroine would still be higher than other substances (say, talc with the local anesthetic).
I'm generally in favour of drug legalization and I think we should carefully experiment with even legalizing heroine/opiates.
Imagine if they could get hold of heroine or methamphetamines on a whim.
We are in the middle of the biggest heroine epidemic in U.
It's quite telling that the heroine chose to sell her oxycontin and buy heroin instead of telling her doc she's hooked and suffering withdrawal.
I could tell a story about a plucky young heroine forced to compete in gladiatorial games by an oppressive centralized government.
And stories of heroine and opium in the 19th century or so are mostly exaggerated, the majority didn't touch those substances (not even in China).
Yet the only people I've known who had problems with methamphetamine or heroine have all ended up hitting rock-bottom or dying.
Proper noun examples
There was recently a free spiritual successor called Heroine's Quest which was pretty enjoyable as well.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use heroine in a sentence?
That means that there will still be drug crimes, and violent drug-based crimes, over cocaine and heroine and meth and on and on.
What does heroine mean?
A female hero.
What part of speech is heroine?
heroine is commonly used as noun, adjective.