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Definitions for Heroics
[1] Also he·ro·i·cal . of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
[2] suitable to the character of a hero in size or concept; daring; noble: a heroic ambition.
[3] having or displaying the character or attributes of a hero; extraordinarily bold, altruistic, determined, etc.: a heroic explorer.
[4] having or involving recourse to boldness, daring, or extreme measures: Heroic measures were taken to save his life.
[5] dealing with or describing the deeds, attributes, etc., of heroes, as in literature.
[6] of, relating to, or characteristic of the heroes of antiquity: heroic mythology.
[7] used in heroic poetry. Compare heroic verse.
[8] resembling heroic poetry in language or style; grandiloquent.
[9] (of style or language) lofty; extravagant; grand.
[10] larger than life-size: a statue of heroic proportions.
[11] Usually heroics . heroic verse.
[12] heroics, flamboyant or extravagant language, sentiment, or behavior, intended to seem heroic. heroic action or behavior.
[13] prosody short for heroic verse
[14] extravagant or melodramatic language, behaviour, etc
[15] of, like, or befitting a hero
[16] courageous but desperate
[17] relating to or treating of heroes and their deeds
[18] of, relating to, or resembling the heroes of classical mythology
[19] (of language, manner, etc) extravagant
[20] prosody of, relating to, or resembling heroic verse
[21] (of the arts, esp sculpture) larger than life-size; smaller than colossal
[22] 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
Words related to Heroics
heroicdelivery, salvage, recovery, relief, bluster, ransom, saving, redemption, feat, reclamation, heroism, liberation, exploit, emancipation, deliverance, release, performance, salvation, disentanglement, extrication
Words nearby Heroics
heroicherod antipas, herod the great, herodian, herodias, herodotus, heroic, heroic age, heroic couplet, heroic drama, heroic poem, heroic quatrain
Origin of Heroics
1540–50; < Latin hērōicus < Greek hērōïkós of, pertaining to a hero; compare late Middle English heroical, heroicus; see hero, -ic
Other words from Heroics
he·ro·i·cal·ly , adverb
he·ro·i·cal·ness , he·ro·ic·ness , he·ro·ic·i·ty [heer-oh-is -i-tee] /ˌhɪər oʊˈɪs ɪ ti/ , noun
non·he·ro·ic , adjective
non·he·ro·i·cal , adjective
non·he·ro·i·cal·ly , adverb
non·he·ro·i·cal·ness , noun
non·he·ro·ic·ness , noun
pseu·do·he·ro·ic , adjective
pseu·do·he·ro·i·cal , adjective
pseu·do·he·ro·i·cal·ly , adverb
qua·si-he·ro·ic , adjective
qua·si-he·ro·i·cal·ly , adverb
su·per·he·ro·ic , adjective
su·per·he·ro·i·cal·ly , adverb
un·he·ro·ic , adjective
un·he·ro·ic·ness , noun
un·he·ro·i·cal , adjective
un·he·ro·i·cal·ly , adverb
un·he·ro·i·cal·ness , noun
Synonyms for Heroics
delivery, recovery, relief, salvage, deliverance, disembarrassment, disentanglement, emancipation, exploit, extrication, feat, heroism, liberation, performance, ransom, reclaiming, reclamation, recovering, redemption, release, salvation, saving