heroic

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
adjective very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
adjective relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity

Partly from Middle French heroïque and partly from Latin hērōicus. By surface analysis, hero + -ic.

The heroic temper of Sophia. — History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Henry Fielding
Neither heroic faith nor heroic guilt. — Main Street, Sinclair Lewis
Being very fine and very heroic! — Tristram of Blent: An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House, Anthony Hope

heroic verse, heroic meter

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