heroic
Syllables: he·ro·icUK/hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪk//hɪˈɹoʊ.ɪk/
heroic adjective: of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.
Adjective
heroic (comparative more heroic, superlative most heroic)
- Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.
- heroic deeds
- Synonyms:
- Homeric
- Courageous; displaying heroism.
- 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.1928, Franklin D. Roosevelt, The Happy Warrior Alfred E. Smith, Houghton Mifflin, →OCLC, →OL, page 40
- Now, we go out there and we half-ass it because we're scared, all we're left with is an excuse. We're always gonna wonder. But, we go out there and we give it absolutely everything… that's heroic.1999, W. Peter Iliff, Varsity Blues, spoken by Mox (James Van Der Beek)
- Of a size larger than life, but less than colossal.
Noun
heroic (plural heroics)
- A heroic verse.
heroic meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
heroic in Hindi
- heroic, brave
- वीर vīr
- heroic, valiant, brave
- सूर sūr
- heroic, valourous, valiant
- पराक्रमी parākramī
heroic in Marathi
- वीरतापूर्ण
heroic in Urdu
- heroic, brave
- ویر ver
heroic in Bengali
- বীরত্বপূর্ণ, সাহসী, মহাকাব্যিক
More languagesFewer languages
- heroic in Telugu
- వీరము vīramu
- heroic in Malayalam
- ശൂരവീരസാഹസികനായ, വീരോചിതം, ധീരോദാത്തം, വീരനായ
- heroic in Kannada
- ವೀರೋಚಿತ
- heroic in Gujarati
- વીર vīr
- heroic in Odia
- ବୀରତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ
- heroic in Sanskrit
- वीर vīra
- heroic in Nepali
- वीरतापूर्ण
- heroic in Arabic
- بُطُولِيّ buṭūliyy
- heroic in Indonesian
- heroik
Examples of heroic in a sentence
- The poet composed a ballad praising the heroic exploits of the fallen commander.
- If it weren't for your heroic deed, his evil plan would have fallen into place.
- Heroic medicine included the practices of bloodletting, intestinal purging, and blistering.
Synonyms of heroic
Antonyms
Forms of heroic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more heroic |
| superlative | most heroic |
| alternative form | heroick |
| Noun | |
| plural | heroics |
Origin of heroic
Partly from Middle French heroïque and partly from Latin hērōicus. By surface analysis, hero + -ic.
Words formed from heroic
Phrases with heroic
Words that rhyme with heroic
Questions about heroic
- What does heroic mean?
- Heroic means of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.
- What is heroic in Hindi?
- Heroic in Hindi is वीर (vīr), सूर (sūr), पराक्रमी (parākramī). See Heroic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is heroic?
- Heroic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce heroic?
- Heroic is pronounced /hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near heroic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: heroic (page history and authors); पराक्रमी (Hindi) (page history and authors); heroic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ویر (Urdu) (page history and authors); Heroic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); వీరము (Telugu) (page history and authors); heroic (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); heroic (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); વીર (Gujarati) (page history and authors); heroic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); वीर (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); heroic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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