Heroic Meaning
/hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪk/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.
adjCourageous; displaying heroism.
Sentence Examples
It was heroic of them to oppose the enemy.
The heroic deed is an act of the man frightened to death.
It's a stirring tale of heroic deeds.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The firefighters made a ____ rescue, risking their own lives.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The soldiers were honored for their ____ actions during the battle to defend the city's walls.
Word Origin & History
Partly from Middle French heroïque and partly from Latin hērōicus. By surface analysis, hero + -ic.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"To stand upon the ramparts and die for our principles is heroic. To sally forth to battle and win for our principles is something more than heroic."
— 1928, Franklin D. Roosevelt, The Happy Warrior Alfred E. Smith, Houghton Mifflin, →OCLC, →OL, page 40:
"Now, we go out there and we half-ass it because we're scared, all we're left with is an excuse. We're always gonna wonder. But, we go out there and we give it absolutely everything… that's heroic."
— 1999, W. Peter Iliff, Varsity Blues, spoken by Mox (James Van Der Beek):
"“I am the one who runs from both the living and the dead,” he says early on—not an especially heroic sentiment."
— 2017 December 1, Tom Breihan, “Mad Max: Fury Road might already be the best action movie ever made”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2022:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The firefighters made a ____ rescue, risking their own lives.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The soldiers were honored for their ____ actions during the battle to defend the city's walls.