different between menagerie vs heroic

English

Etymology

From French ménagerie, derived from ménager (“to keep house”), household. Housekeeping used to include taking care of domestic animals.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??næd????/, /m??næ????/

Noun

menagerie (plural menageries)

1. A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition.
2. The enclosure where they are kept.
   • 1949 - Bruce Kiskaddon, George R. Stewart Earth Abides

     In Sacramento a crazed woman opened the cages of a circus menagerie for fear the animals might starve to death, and had been mauled by a lioness.

3. A diverse or miscellaneous group.

Translations

Portuguese

Noun

menagerie f (plural menageries)

1. menagerie (collection of live wild animals on exhibition)

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.