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heroisms

heroisms is the plural of heroism.

Meaning of heroism

Noun

heroism (countable and uncountable, plural heroisms)

  1. The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.
    • Certain strains of music affect me so strangely; I can never hear them without their changing my whole attitude of mind for a time, and if the effect would last, I might be capable of heroisms.1860, George Eliot, chapter VI, in The Mill on the Floss, Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons
    Synonyms:
    heroship, goodness

Questions about heroisms

What is heroisms the plural of?
Heroisms is the plural of heroism.

Words near heroisms in the dictionary

  1. heroise
  2. heroised
  3. heroises
  4. heroising
  5. heroism
  6. heroisms
  7. heroistic
  8. heroization
  9. heroizations
  10. heroize
  11. heroized

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