English Explanatory Dictionary

heroic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.
  2. Courageous; displaying heroism.
  3. Of a size larger than life, but less than colossal.
noun
  1. A heroic verse.

Pronunciation

/hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪk/ /hɪˈɹoʊ.ɪk/ en-us-heroic.ogg /ˈhiro.ɪk/

Word forms

heroic more heroic most heroic heroick heroics

Etymology

Partly from Middle French heroïque and partly from Latin hērōicus. By surface analysis, hero + -ic.

Synonyms

herolike Homeric

Antonyms

cowardly

Related words

hero heroine heroism heroics

Derived words

antiheroic heroically heroic assumption heroic cooling heroic couplet heroic dose heroic epic heroicize heroicly heroic medicine heroic meter heroicness heroicomic heroicomical heroics mock-heroic nonheroic postheroic preheroic pseudoheroic semiheroic sheroic superheroic ultraheroic unheroic
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