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heroic
[ hi-roh-ik ]
adjective
- Also heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
Antonyms:
- suitable to the character of a hero in size or concept; daring; noble:
a heroic ambition.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
Antonyms:
- having or displaying the character or attributes of a hero; extraordinarily bold, altruistic, determined, etc.:
a heroic explorer.
- having or involving recourse to boldness, daring, or extreme measures:
Heroic measures were taken to save his life.
- dealing with or describing the deeds, attributes, etc., of heroes, as in literature.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the heroes of antiquity:
heroic mythology.
- used in heroic poetry. Compare heroic verse.
Synonyms:
- resembling heroic poetry in language or style; grandiloquent.
- (of style or language) lofty; extravagant; grand.
- larger than life-size:
a statue of heroic proportions.
noun
- Usually heroics. heroic verse.
- heroics,
- flamboyant or extravagant language, sentiment, or behavior, intended to seem heroic.
- heroic action or behavior.
heroic
/ ɪˈəʊɪ /
adjective
- of, like, or befitting a hero
- courageous but desperate
- relating to or treating of heroes and their deeds
- of, relating to, or resembling the heroes of classical mythology
- (of language, manner, etc) extravagant
- prosody of, relating to, or resembling heroic verse
- (of the arts, esp sculpture) larger than life-size; smaller than colossal
- RC Church
- held to such a degree as to enable a person to perform virtuous actions with exceptional promptness, ease and pleasure, and with self-abnegation and self-control
heroic virtue
- performed or undergone by such a person
the heroic witness of martyrdom
Derived Forms
- ˈǾ, adverb
- ˈǾԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ···· adverb
- ····Ա ···Ա ····ٲ [heer-oh-, is, -i-tee], noun
- ԴDz··· adjective
- ԴDz···· adjective
- non····· adverb
- non·····Ա noun
- non····Ա noun
- ···· adjective
- ····· adjective
- pseu·do····· adverb
- ܲ·-·· adjective
- qua·si-···· adverb
- ···· adjective
- su·per····· adverb
- ܲ··· adjective
- un····Ա noun
- ܲ···· adjective
- un····· adverb
- un·····Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
If I didn’t fall asleep to that, I might try to be heroic and read a physical book.
There might be only one person in the world who can relate to what Freeman has, and will, experience in the wake of his World Series heroics.
The hosts continued to threaten, none more so than Lisa Thomson who looked devastating in attack, but Wales came up with crucial turnovers, with the likes of Fleming and Jasmine Joyce-Butchers heroic in defence.
Once the centre of defence in the Border Reiver battles, a spokesperson said it "seems like a fitting place to mark Dan's and the whole teams' heroic achievements".
The owners of an oil tanker involved in a collision with a cargo ship in the North Sea have praised the "heroic action" of crew for limiting the damage.
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