heroic
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
Types & categories
- epic poem hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
an epic voyage
Related & opposite
- large similar to
Sense 3 adjective
relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity
heroic legends
Related & opposite
- hero pertains to
Sense 4 adjective
having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes
the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy
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Sense 5 adjective
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
an expansive lifestyle
Related & opposite
- expansiveness derivation
- enormousness derivation
- impressive similar to
Sense 6 adjective
showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber
Related & opposite
- brave similar to
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | epic poem |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | large |
| 3 | pertains to | Related & opposite | hero |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | paladin |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hero |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hero |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | bold |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | expansiveness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | enormousness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | impressive |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | brave |