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Heroic Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Heroic? [adj] having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers" [adj] showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life" [adj] impressive in size or scope; "heroic undertakings" [adj] surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale; "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture" [adj] relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity; "heroic legends"; "the heroic age" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Heroic: big \| bold \| brave \| courageous \| desperate \| epic \| fearless \| grand \| heroical \| impressive \| large \| larger-than-life Related Terms \| Find terms related to Heroic: abysmal \| acknowledged \| admitted \| Alcaic \| alto \| altruistic \| Anacreontic \| astronomic \| Atlantean \| audacious \| august \| bardic \| baritone \| bass \| big \| bighearted \| bold \| bold-spirited \| brave \| bravura \| Brobdingnagian \| bucolic \| Castalian \| chivalric \| chivalrous \| choral \| choric \| classical \| coloratura \| colossal \| conventional \| courageous \| customary \| Cyclopean \| daring \| dauntless \| desperate \| determined \| didactic \| distinguished \| dithyrambic \| doughty \| dramatic \| drastic \| eclogic \| elegiac \| elephantine \| elevated \| eminent \| enormous \| epic \| established \| exaggerated \| exalted \| extravagant \| extreme \| fabulous \| falsetto \| famous \| fearless \| fixed \| folk \| gallant \| Gargantuan \| generous \| giant \| giantlike \| gigantic \| glorious \| godlike \| grand \| grandiose \| great \| great of heart \| greathearted \| hallowed \| handed down \| handsome \| hardy \| Herculean \| herolike \| high \| high-minded \| hoary \| Homeric \| honorable \| Hudibrastic \| huge \| hymnal \| idealistic \| idyllic \| immemorial \| immense \| infinite \| intrepid \| inveterate \| ironhearted \| jumbo \| knightlike \| knightly \| largehearted \| lauded \| legendary \| liberal \| lionhearted \| liturgical \| lofty \| long-established \| long-standing \| lyric \| magnanimous \| magnificent \| magniloquent \| majestic \| mammoth \| manful \| manly \| mighty \| miraculous \| mock-heroic \| monster \| monstrous \| monumental \| mountainous \| mythological \| narrative \| noble \| noble-minded \| of long standing \| of the folk \| openhanded \| operatic \| oral \| pastoral \| Pierian \| Pindaric \| plucky \| poetic \| poetico-mystical \| poetico-mythological \| poetico-philosophic \| poetlike \| prescriptive \| princely \| prodigious \| profound \| prominent \| psalmic \| psalmodial \| psalmodic \| renowned \| rhapsodic \| rooted \| runic \| sacred \| sapphic \| singing \| skaldic \| soaring \| soldierlike \| soldierly \| soprano \| stalwart \| staunch \| steadfast \| stout \| stouthearted \| stupendous \| sublime \| superb \| tenor \| Theocritean \| time-honored \| titanic \| towering \| traditional \| treble \| tremendous \| tried and true \| true-blue \| unafraid \| undaunted \| understood \| unwritten \| upstanding \| valiant \| valorous \| vast \| venerable \| virile \| virtuous \| vocal \| wonderful \| worshipful See Also \| Heroic In Webster's Dictionary \He*ro"ic\, a. [F. h['e]ro["i]que, L. hero["i]cus, Gr. ?.] 1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor. 2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic action; heroic enterprises. 3. (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human figure. {Heroic Age}, the age when the heroes, or those called the children of the gods, are supposed to have lived. {Heroic poetry}, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero; epic poetry. {Heroic} {treatment or remedies} (Med.), treatment or remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate case. {Heroic verse} (Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry, being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and in classic poetry the hexameter. Syn: Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold; gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous; illustrious.

Heroic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Heroic?

[adj] having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers"
[adj] showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life"
[adj] impressive in size or scope; "heroic undertakings"
[adj] surpassing the ordinary especially in size or scale; "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"
[adj] relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity; "heroic legends"; "the heroic age"

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Heroic In Webster's Dictionary

\He*ro"ic\, a. [F. h['e]ro["i]que, L. hero["i]cus, Gr.
?.]
1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of
   heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the
   heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor.

2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as,
   heroic action; heroic enterprises.

3. (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller
   than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human
   figure.

{Heroic Age}, the age when the heroes, or those called the
   children of the gods, are supposed to have lived.

{Heroic poetry}, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero;
   epic poetry.

{Heroic} {treatment or remedies} (Med.), treatment or
   remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate
   case.

{Heroic verse} (Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry,
   being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten
   syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and
   in classic poetry the hexameter.

Syn: Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold;
     gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous;
     illustrious.

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