"heroic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /hɪˈɹoʊ.ɪk/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-heroic.ogg Forms: more heroic [comparative], most heroic [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊɪk Etymology: Partly from Middle French heroïque and partly from Latin hērōicus. By surface analysis, hero + -ic. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|heroïque}} Middle French heroïque, {{bor|en|la|hērōicus}} Latin hērōicus, {{surf|en|hero|-ic}} By surface analysis, hero + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} heroic (comparative more heroic, superlative most heroic)
  1. Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble. Translations (of or relating to a hero or heroine): հերոսական (herosakan) (Armenian), геро́йскі (hjerójski) (Belarusian), геро́йски (gerójski) (Bulgarian), heroic (Catalan), 豪邁 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 豪迈 (hô-māi) [Hokkien] (Chinese), heroisk (Danish), heroa (Esperanto), heroico (Galician), ηρωικός (iroïkós) (Greek), gaisciúil (Irish), eroico (Italian), херојски (herojski) (Macedonian), heroisk (Norwegian Bokmål), heroisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), قوچاق (koçak) (Ottoman Turkish), bohaterski (Polish), heroiczny (Polish), heróico (Portuguese), eroic (Romanian), геро́йский (gerójskij) (Russian), heroisk (Swedish), геро́йський (herójsʹkyj) (Ukrainian), звитя́жний (zvytjážnyj) (Ukrainian), heroedanik [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hiheroedanik [masculine] (Volapük), jiheroedanik [feminine] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-heroic-en-adj-9-I82IYh Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'of or relating to a hero or heroine': 96 3 1
  2. Courageous; displaying heroism. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (of or relating to heroism): ἀγήνωρ (agḗnōr) (Ancient Greek), بُطُولِيّ (buṭūliyy) (Arabic), հերոսական (herosakan) (Armenian), гераі́чны (hjeraíčny) (Belarusian), геро́йскі (hjerójski) (Belarusian), герои́чен (geroíčen) (Bulgarian), heroic (Catalan), hrdinský (Czech), heroický (Czech), heltemodig (Danish), heroisk (Danish), heroa (Esperanto), sankarillinen (Finnish), urhoollinen (Finnish), héroïque (French), heroico (Galician), გმირული (gmiruli) (Georgian), heldenhaft (German), heroisch (German), ηρωικός (iroïkós) (Greek), heroala (Ido), heroatra (Ido), laochúil (Irish), қаһармандық (qaharmandyq) (Kazakh), ерлік (erlık) (Kazakh), батырлық (batyrlyq) (Kazakh), херојски (herojski) (Macedonian), heroisk (Norwegian Bokmål), heroisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), eroïc (Occitan), قوچاق (koçak) (Ottoman Turkish), bohaterski (Polish), heroiczny (Polish), heróico (Portuguese), eroic (Romanian), герои́ческий (geroíčeskij) (Russian), геро́йский (gerójskij) (Russian), ју̀на̄чкӣ [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), хѐро̄јски [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), jùnāčkī [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), hèrōjskī [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), hrdinský (Slovak), heroický (Slovak), junaški (Slovene), heroico (Spanish), heroisk (Swedish), герої́чний (herojíčnyj) (Ukrainian), геро́йський (herójsʹkyj) (Ukrainian), звитя́жний (zvytjážnyj) (Ukrainian), heroedik (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-heroic-en-adj-tXydrBc5 Disambiguation of Personality: 28 49 2 21 Disambiguation of 'of or relating to heroism': 12 88 0
  3. (sculpture) Of a size larger than life, but less than colossal. Categories (topical): Sculpture
    Sense id: en-heroic-en-adj-iphWtFTn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: herolike, heroick Derived forms: heroically, heroic assumption, heroic cooling, heroic couplet, heroic dose, heroic medicine, heroic meter, heroics, mock-heroic Related terms: hero, heroine, heroism

Noun

IPA: /hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /hɪˈɹoʊ.ɪk/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-heroic.ogg Forms: heroics [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊɪk Etymology: Partly from Middle French heroïque and partly from Latin hērōicus. By surface analysis, hero + -ic. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|heroïque}} Middle French heroïque, {{bor|en|la|hērōicus}} Latin hērōicus, {{surf|en|hero|-ic}} By surface analysis, hero + -ic Head templates: {{en-noun}} heroic (plural heroics)
  1. A heroic verse. Related terms: heroics
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heroick

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
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          "ref": "1928, Franklin D. Roosevelt, The Happy Warrior Alfred E. Smith, Houghton Mifflin, →OCLC, →OL, page 40:",
          "text": "To stand upon the ramparts and die for our principles is heroic. To sally forth to battle and win for our principles is something more than heroic.",
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          "ref": "1999, W. Peter Iliff, Varsity Blues, spoken by Mox (James Van Der Beek):",
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          "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
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          "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
          "word": "heltemodig"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
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          "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
          "word": "გმირული"
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          "code": "de",
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          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
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          "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
          "word": "қаһармандық"
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          "roman": "erlık",
          "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
          "word": "ерлік"
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          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "batyrlyq",
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      "word": "հերոսական"
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      "word": "豪邁"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "iroïkós",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
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    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
      "word": "gaisciúil"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
      "word": "eroico"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "herojski",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
      "word": "херојски"
    },
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
      "word": "heroisk"
    },
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
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    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "koçak",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
      "word": "قوچاق"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
      "word": "bohaterski"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
      "word": "heroiczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
      "word": "heróico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
      "word": "eroic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gerójskij",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
      "word": "геро́йский"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
      "word": "heroisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "herójsʹkyj",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
      "word": "геро́йський"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zvytjážnyj",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
      "word": "звитя́жний"
    },
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      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
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      "word": "heroedanik"
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      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
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      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "of or relating to a hero or heroine",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "buṭūliyy",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "بُطُولِيّ"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "herosakan",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "հերոսական"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "hjeraíčny",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "гераі́чны"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "hjerójski",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "геро́йскі"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "geroíčen",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "герои́чен"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "heroic"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "hrdinský"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "heroický"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "heltemodig"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "heroisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "heroa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "sankarillinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "urhoollinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "héroïque"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "heroico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gmiruli",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "გმირული"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "heldenhaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "heroisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "iroïkós",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "ηρωικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "agḗnōr",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "ἀγήνωρ"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "heroala"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "heroatra"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "laochúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qaharmandyq",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "қаһармандық"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "erlık",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "ерлік"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "batyrlyq",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "батырлық"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "herojski",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "херојски"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "heroisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "heroisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "eroïc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "koçak",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "قوچاق"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "bohaterski"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "heroiczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "heróico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "geroíčeskij",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "герои́ческий"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
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      "word": "ју̀на̄чкӣ"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
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      "code": "sl",
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      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "junaški"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
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      "code": "uk",
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      "word": "герої́чний"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "code": "uk",
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      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "звитя́жний"
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      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "of or relating to heroism",
      "word": "heroedik"
    }
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