Heroine vs. Villain — What's the Difference?

A woman noted for courage and daring action.

A villain (also known as a "black hat" or "bad guy"; the feminine form is villainess) is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction. Random House Unabridged Dictionary defines such a character as "a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel; or a character in a play, novel, or the like, who constitutes an important evil agency in the plot".

A woman noted for special achievement in a particular field.

(in a film, novel, or play) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot

The principal female character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation.

Variant spelling of villein

A female hero.

A wicked or evil person; a scoundrel.

A female lead character.

A dramatic or fictional character who is typically at odds with the hero.

A woman of an heroic spirit.

(also vĭlān′, vĭ-lān) Variant of villein.

The principal female person who figures in a remarkable action, or as the subject of a poem or story.

Something said to be the cause of particular trouble or an evil

The main good female character in a work of fiction

(Obsolete) A peasant regarded as vile and brutish.

A woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds

A vile, wicked person.

An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes.

A deliberate scoundrel.

A low-born, abject person.

In fiction, a character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero.

(poker) Any opponent player, especially a hypothetical player for example and didactic purposes. Compare: the current player.

Archaic form of villein

To debase; to degrade.

One who holds lands by a base, or servile, tenure, or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest class, a bondman or servant.

A baseborn or clownish person; a boor.

A vile, wicked person; a man extremely depraved, and capable or guilty of great crimes; a deliberate scoundrel; a knave; a rascal; a scamp.

Villainous.

To debase; to degrade.

A wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

The principle bad character in a film or work of fiction