different between heroic vs doughty

English

Alternative forms

• heroick

Etymology

hero +? -ic

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /h???o?.?k/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /h?????.?k/
• Hyphenation: he?ro?ic
• Rhymes: -???k

Adjective

heroic (comparative more heroic, superlative most heroic)

1. Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble

   heroic deeds

2. Courageous; displaying heroism.
3. (sculpture) Of a size larger than life, but less than colossal.

Synonyms

• herolike

Antonyms

• cowardly

Derived terms

• heroics
• heroically

Related terms

• hero
• heroine
• heroism

Translations

Noun

heroic (plural heroics)

1. A heroic verse.

See also

• heroics

Anagrams

• cheiro-, coheir

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin h?r?icus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /????jk/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /e???jk/

Adjective

heroic (feminine heroica, masculine plural heroics, feminine plural heroiques)

1. heroic

Derived terms

• heroicament

Related terms

• heroi
• heroïna
• heroisme

Further reading

• “heroic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

English

Etymology

The adjective is derived from Middle English doughti, dou?ty (“brave, bold, valiant; fierce, strong; bold warrior; excellent, honourable, noble, worthy; handsome, splendid; excellent or worthy person”) [and other forms], from Old English dohti?, dyhti? (“competent, doughty, good, strong, valiant”), from Proto-West Germanic *duht?g, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewg?- (“to produce (something useful); to be strong, have force”). The English word may be analysed as dought +? -y, and is cognate with Danish dygtig (“virtuous, proficient”), Dutch duchtig (“severe, strict”), German tüchtig (“capable, competent, efficient; big; hard”), Icelandic dygðugur (“virtuous, stable”), Scots douchty, douchtie (“bold, valiant”), Swedish duktig (“efficient; good; capable, clever, smart”).

The noun is derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?da?ti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?da?ti/, [-?i]
• (Canada) IPA^(key): [?d????i] (Canadian raising)
• Rhymes: -a?ti

Adjective

doughty (comparative doughtier or more doughty, superlative doughtiest or most doughty)

1. (dated or archaic) Bold; brave, courageous.

   Synonyms: dauntless, fearless, intrepid, resolute, stouthearted, valiant; see also Thesaurus:brave

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:cowardly

Derived terms

• dought
• doughtily
• doughtiness
• doughty-handed

Translations

Noun

doughty (plural doughties)

1. (archaic, rare) A person who is bold or brave.

Translations

References

Middle English

Adjective

doughty

1. Alternative form of dou?ty