What word in the English language does the following:
The first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?
This is hard because it gets you thinking about gender and the ways they’re different. You have to think of one word that holds the others. It’s easy when you think about it!
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The word you're looking for is Heroine. Here's why:
- The first two letters, He. signify a male.
- The first three letters, Her, signify a female.
- The first four letters, Hero, signify a great.
- The entire word, Heroine, signifies a great woman.
It's indeed a clever riddle!