heroness
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heroness (uncountable)
- (nonstandard, rare) Heroism.
- 1975, Olifant, volume 2, page 86:
- The components of Roland's "heroness" can not be contemplated per se. The audience perceives those components or qualities concretely through Roland's acts.
- 2002, Peter David, Esther Friesner, Diane Carey, Double Helix Omnibus, page 444:
- 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.