English to Norwegian Meaning of heroic - heroisk

Heroic :

heroisk

noun

heroisk

adjective

heroisk, tapper, energisk, kraftig, sterk, Doughty

Heroic :: heroiskHeroics :: heroics

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Definitions of heroic in English

Noun(1) a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
Adjective(1) very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale(2) relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity(3) having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes(4) of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope(5) showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort

Examples of heroic in English

(1) Where the most heroic character in the piece also happens to enjoy sadistic torture it's never going to be cheery and relentlessly upbeat, is it?(2) Dutt's heroic deed on the set of Mother India changed the course of his life.(3) The project stemmed from a critical look at the tradition of heroic , nationalistic exposition architecture.(4) The massive and heroic piece was designed to be placed on top of the cathedral, but the city officials decided to place it in a more visible location.(5) The complete dominance of the composition by the figures, themselves projected on so heroic a scale, was a major influence on the course of High Renaissance art.(6) This heroic , nationalist saga has been recapitulated in hundreds of books, articles, and school-texts ever since.(7) He writes of the attempt to create a new myth around the heroic individual.(8) She gives her character's heroic fantasies about the scoundrel Earnest an honest dignity without becoming farcical.(9) I do not mean to suggest that every heroic act must represent some form of collusion between the will of the achiever and the finger of God.(10) His new work for the Commons at Metro Tech is based upon the traditional heroic monument.(11) They bring the highfalutin heroic language back down to earth and make it palatable.(12) With his Eroica symphony he inaugurated what is often known as his heroic style, producing a work of unprecedented scale and power.(13) The heroic Greece of the Homeric poems is already a Greece fragmented into independent city-states.(14) Kit's lunchbox is decorated with WPA-style heroic locomotives.(15) But it was not the grand heroic altarpieces that gave the show its real soul.(16) It must have been during the Dark Age that heroic poetry developed and spread, even if (as seems probable) it originated in the Mycenaean age.

Related Phrases of heroic

(1) heroic couplet ::

heroisk couplet

(2) mock-heroic ::

mock-heroisk

Related Phrases of heroic

(1) heroic couplet ::

heroisk couplet

(2) mock-heroic ::

mock-heroisk

Synonyms

Adjective

1. brave ::

modig

2. epic ::

episk

4. desperate ::

desperat

5. grand ::

grand

Noun

6. heroic meter ::

heroisk meter

Antonyms

1. chicken ::

kylling

2. chicken-livered ::

kylling-livered

3. coward ::

feiging

4. craven ::

craven

5. lily-livered ::

lilje-livered

6. poltroon ::

poltroon

7. pusillanimous ::

pusillanimous

8. timorous ::

engstelige

9. yellow ::

gul

Different Forms

heroic, heroics

Word Example from TV Shows

I've been HEROIC on occasion.

Game of Thrones Season 7, Episode 6

I took the liberty of burning us a mix of HEROIC questing music.

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 19

I suppose it was all rather HEROIC.

Game of Thrones Season 1, Episode 6

...to one of the most HEROIC acts I've ever seen in, like, ever."

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 16

"And who performed that HEROIC act?"

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 16

Examples of heroic from TV Shows

I've been HEROIC on occasion.

Game of Thrones Season 7, Episode 6

I took the liberty of burning us a mix of HEROIC questing music.

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 19

I suppose it was all rather HEROIC.

Game of Thrones Season 1, Episode 6

...to one of the most HEROIC acts I've ever seen in, like, ever."

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 16

"And who performed that HEROIC act?"

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 16

English to Norwegian Dictionary: heroic

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