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(adj)
Heroic.
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Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
Of a large size or extent; great.
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
Of great size, large.
Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
Courageous, daring.
In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
Without fear.
(colloquial, slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.
(n)
Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.
Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.
Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly:
(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic.
Brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women.
(attributive) Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.
Possessing or showing courage or determination; brave, heroic.
(usually uncountable) Being brave, courageousness.
(of a task) Requiring great exertion; very laborious.
The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
(sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
A male given name from Japanese.
(N)
a comic about the titular team of fictional superheroes, published by DC Comics and created by Matt Wayne and ChrisCross.
a role-playing game published by Hero Games designed to simulate a superhero comic book world.
Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold.
(idiomatic) Brave, courageous; very brave; brave and magnanimous.
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation.
Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
One who firmly supports a cause.
Fearless; bold; brave.
(of a man) Honourable, especially to women; gallant.
Having or displaying valour.
Marked by mettle or bravery; courageous.
(informal) Having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances.
(literary or archaic) Bold; brave, courageous.
Not shaken, discouraged or disheartened.
The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.
not heroic
(narratology) Of, pertaining to or typical of an antihero.
(colloquial) Amazing, epic, legendary.
Having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish.
Of or pertaining to a superhero; reminiscent of a superhero.
a genus of cichlids native to the Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo River basins in South America.
Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; estimable.
Meriting praise; worthy of high praise
(now rare) Of or pertaining to epic literature; epic, grandiose.
Causing great sadness or suffering.
Not honorable; base.
Wicked, offensive, or reprehensible in nature or behaviour; nefarious.
Beyond what is possible for a human being.
A politician or other person who bears the title of "honorable".
Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish
Having the characteristics of a god.
Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country
of, or relating to chivalry
Obsolete form of hero. [Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.]
A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.
A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.
Adventurous, exciting.
Having achieved victory; victorious, conquering.
Full of virtue; having excellent moral character.
(informal) Marked by courage, determination or boldness in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts.
Of or relating to the cinema.
Acting or tending to ennoble.
US standard spelling of valour. [Individually sustained verve or passion.]
Of or relating to the drama.
Hostile and belligerent.
Not chivalrous.
Characteristic of a protagonist.
Of or pertaining to an archetype.
(by extension) Not real; false or fabricated.
Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental.
Showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly.
Having the ability to inspire.
The quality of being valiant; heroism, bravery or valour.
Relating to poetry.
Worthy of being lauded.
Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
Causing, or relating to, redemption or saving; redeeming.
Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.
Of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism.
UK standard spelling of honorable.
Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
Free from sin or guilt.
Enduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint.
hagiographic
Characterized by attack on established and accepted beliefs, customs, or institutions; of or pertaining to iconoclasm.
(by extension) Uncritically reverent; adulating.
Devoted to a god or God; devout; holy; righteous.
Of such high quality that it should serve as an example to be imitated; ideal, perfect.