heroic
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4.8
- adjective
- /həˈroʊɪk/
- Literature
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heroico
- The knight's heroic deeds became legendary, inspiring many generations.
- heroic myths
- heroic quest
- the heroic age
And he says these are often neglected in heroic fantasy.
- And he says these are often neglected in heroic fantasy.
- Socrates, who the Stoics look at as kind of a heroic figure.
- So the language of course is mock heroic.
Examples
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The superhero's heroic actions saved the city from destruction.
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And and it was quite a heroic story for both sides.
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To die in a war is heroic.
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When he was our ally, he was considered heroic.
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Turkish soldiers, however, were the agents of an organized and heroic army bringing with it salvation and freedom.
Academic text (1991) -
On behalf of the President of the United States and a grateful nation, I present you this flag in recognition of your husband's heroic achievements.
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His poetic identity is forged through identification with the heroic characters of his poems.
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Through the older animal masquerades, the community invokes its heroic past in the image of warriors and hunters.
Academic text (1994) -
Touched by his heroic mission, the gods spread Jason's call for help, and soon he had assembled a not so motley crew.
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In the ancient tale, the warrior undertook a heroic quest to slay the dragon.
Synonyms
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4.2
Very famous and admired, like a hero from old stories
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4.4
Very large and impressive, like a long heroic story
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6.0
Found only in old stories and not real, like dragons or unicorns
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7.2
Famous in stories and legends that often have unreal details
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6.8
Relating to traditional stories of gods and heroes that are not true
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6.2
Something that seems to belong to old stories and heroes
Showing great bravery in dangerous or difficult situations
About traditional stories of gods or heroes
Being very large, long, and dramatic like old stories about heroes
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
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4.3
A story about a brave person who faces danger, for example a knight fighting a dragon
- Literature
A four-line stanza with ten syllables per line and an abab rhyme used in epic poems
- Literature
A pattern of long lines in poetry used for grand stories like epic poems
- Literature
Two rhymed lines with five beats each, often used in formal English poems
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Heroic was used to describe the world of heroes and legends and comes from the word hero meaning a 'famous or brave person'. So heroic describes the style of ancient myths and epic stories about great warriors.