different between heroic vs high-spirited

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

high-spirited (comparative more high-spirited, superlative most high-spirited)

1. Possessing a bold nature.
   • 1918, Jack London, "The Princess":

     "She was as fine a figure of a woman as I was a man, as high-spirited and courageous, as reckless and dare-devilish."

2. Energetic, exuberant, or high-strung.
   • 1950 Sept. 25, "Music: Out of the Corner," Time:

     Last week a group of four high-spirited folksters known as the Weavers had succeeded in shouting, twanging and crooning folk singing out of its cloistered corner.

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