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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter;
[syn: heroic verse, heroic meter, heroic]


ADJECTIVE (5)

1. very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale);
- Example: "an epic voyage"
- Example: "of heroic proportions"
- Example: "heroic sculpture"
[syn: epic, heroic, larger-than-life]

2. relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity;
- Example: "heroic legends"
- Example: "the heroic age"

3. having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes;
- Example: "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"
- Example: "heroic explorers"
[syn: heroic, heroical]

4. of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope;
- Example: "an expansive lifestyle"
- Example: "in the grand manner"
- Example: "collecting on a grand scale"
- Example: "heroic undertakings"
[syn: expansive, grand, heroic]

5. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort;
- Example: "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"
- Example: "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall
- Example: "they took heroic measures to save his life"
[syn: desperate, heroic]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Heroic \He*ro"ic\, a. [F. h['e]ro["i]que, L. hero["i]cus, Gr.
   "hrwi:ko`s.]
   1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of
      heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the
      heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as,
      heroic action; heroic enterprises.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller
      than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human
      figure.
      [1913 Webster]

   Heroic Age, the age when the heroes, or those called the
      children of the gods, are supposed to have lived.

   Heroic poetry, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero;
      epic poetry.

   Heroic treatment or Heroic remedies (Med.), treatment or
      remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate
      case.

   Heroic verse (Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry,
      being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten
      syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and
      in classic poetry the hexameter.

   Syn: Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold;
        gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous;
        illustrious.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

heroic
    adj 1: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary
           (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of
           heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture" [syn: epic,
           heroic, larger-than-life]
    2: relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity; "heroic
       legends"; "the heroic age"
    3: having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the
       heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers"
       [syn: heroic, heroical]
    4: of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or
       scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner";
       "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings" [syn:
       expansive, grand, heroic]
    5: showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously
       undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last
       desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate
       gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point
       in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures
       to save his life" [syn: desperate, heroic]
    n 1: a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated
         themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter [syn:
         heroic verse, heroic meter, heroic]