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heroic
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)
- Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble
- heroic deeds
- Courageous; displaying heroism.
- (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)
- 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)
- heroic
Derived terms
- heroicament
Related terms
- heroi
- heroïna
- heroisme
Further reading
- “heroic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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magnanimous
English
Etymology
From Latin magnanimus, from magnus (“great”) + animus (“soul, mind”). Displaced native Old English mi?elm?d (literally “big-minded”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /mæ??næn.?.m?s/
- Rhymes: -æn?m?s
Adjective
magnanimous (comparative more magnanimous, superlative most magnanimous)
- Noble and generous in spirit.
- 1923, Walter de la Mare, Seaton's Aunt
- I felt vaguely he was a sneak, and remained quite unmollified by advances on his side, which, in a boy's barbarous fashion, unless it suited me to be magnanimous, I haughtily ignored.
- Synonyms: big-hearted, generous, great-hearted, large-hearted, unselfish
- 1923, Walter de la Mare, Seaton's Aunt
Related terms
Translations
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