HardLogic Riddle
There is a word in the English language in which the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four signify a great man, and the whole word, a great woman. What is the word?
Riddle
There is a word in the English language in which the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four signify a great man, and the whole word, a great woman. What is the word?
Choose an answer
A.Heroism
B.Warrior
C.Champion
D.Heroine
Hint: It's a word with 7 letters, starting with "H".
Answer
Heroine
Why this is the answer
"He" signifies a male, "Her" signifies a female, "Hero" signifies a great man, and the full word "Heroine" signifies a great woman -- each stage of the word builds in meaning exactly as described.
This riddle is filed under Logic Puzzles and Brain Teasers and rated Hard.