heroic

he-ro-ic · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Having or showing the qualities of a hero; courageous and noble.

  2. 2.

    Of or relating to heroes or heroism.

  3. 3.

    Grand or impressive in scale or intention; ambitious.

  4. 4.

    (of language or style) Grand and dramatic, appropriate for describing heroes.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    heroic measures — extreme or desperate actions taken in difficult situations
  • •
    heroic couplet — (poetry) a pair of rhyming lines in iambic pentameter
  • •
    heroic age — a mythological period when heroes lived among humans

Related words

Antonyms: cowardly, timid, unheroic
See also: hero, heroes, heroine, heroism
Synonyms: bold, brave, courageous, gallant, valiant

Etymology

From Latin heroicus, from Greek heroikos ("of or relating to heroes"), from heros ("hero").