Having or displaying the character or attributes of a hero; daring; intrepid; determined: as, a heroic warrior or explorer.Of or pertaining to heroes; suitable to the character of a hero; bold, daring, noble, or commanding in proportions, form, or quality: as, a heroic statue or monument; a heroic poem or symphony; a heroic enterprise; specifically, in art, larger than life: said of a statue, or a figure in a picture. See heroic size, below.Having recourse to extreme measures; boldly experimental; daring; rash: as, heroic treatment.Synonyms Gallant, Valiant, etc. (see brave), daring, fearless, dauntless.n. A hero.n. A heroic verse: most frequently used in the plural, sometimes sarcastically in the sense of bombast, or extravagant expressions of admiration or praise: as, to go into heroics over a picture.