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heroic
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[ adjective ] very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
Synonyms Examples "an epic voyage" "of heroic proportions" "heroic sculpture" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)Nikolai_Cherkasov , the Russian actor who has played such heroic roles as Alexander_Nevsky and Ivan_the_Terrible , performs the lanky Don_Quixote , and does so with a simple dignity that bridges the inner nobility and the surface absurdity of this poignant man . (Christopher Davis, First Family....)They ate the cafeteria food with its orange sauces and Scotty gazed without interest at his food , the teachers , the heroic baronial windows , and the bright ranks of college banners . (W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)He was awful angry because he 'd thought Ma was going_to do something big , something heroic even , especially for her . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (antiquity) relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity
Examples "heroic legends" "the heroic age" Used in print (John F. Hayward, "Mimesis and Symbol in the Arts"...)All such imitations of negative quality have given_rise to a compensatory response in the form of a heroic and highly individualistic humanism : if man can neither know nor love reality as it is , he can at_least invent an artistic `` reality '' which is its own world and which can speak_to man of purely personal and subjective qualities capable of being known and worthy of being loved . (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)He saw Sweden as a country of smug and narrow provincialism , indifferent to the heroic spirit of its former glory . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] impressive in size or scope
Synonyms Examples "heroic undertakings" Used in print (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)Almost nothing is said of Charles ' spectacular victories , the central theme being the heroic loyalty of the Swedish people to their idolized king in misfortune and defeat . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (verse,writing) a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
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