Heroic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or resembling the heroes of literature, legend, or myth.
  • adj. Having, displaying, or characteristic of the qualities appropriate to a hero; courageous: heroic deeds.
  • adj. Impressive in size or scope; grand: heroic undertakings.
  • adj. Of a size or scale that is larger than life: heroic sculpture.
  • n. A line of heroic verse.
  • n. Heroic behavior or action.
  • n. Melodramatic behavior or language: "We trust the House . . . will come up with answers without all the political heroics” ( Atlanta Constitution).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble
  • adj. Courageous; displaying heroism.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes
  • adj. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious
  • adj. Larger than life size, but smaller than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human figure.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
  • n. a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
  • adj. having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes
  • adj. of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
  • adj. relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity
  • adj. very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
  • Equivalent
    brave    courageous    bold    impressive    big    large    heroic remedies   
    Antonym
    cowardly   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    epic    epos    epic poem    heroic poem   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    heroics    heroically   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    brave    illustrious    bold    gallant    daring    intrepid    enterprising    magnanimous    valiant    fearless   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cenozoic    Mesozoic    Paleozoic    Stoic    dichroic    gabbroic    stoic   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    brave    noble    romantic    splendid    patriotic    sublime