1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor.
2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic action; heroic enterprises.
3. (Sculpture & Painting)
Defn: Larger than life size, but smaller than colossal; — said of the representation of a human figure. Heroic Age, the age when the heroes, or those called the children of the gods, are supposed to have lived. — Heroic poetry, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero; epic poetry. — Heroic treatment or remedies (Med.), treatment or remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate case. — Heroic verse (Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry, being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and in classic poetry the hexameter.
Syn. — Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold; gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous; illustrious.
HEROICAL
He*ro"ic*al, a.
Defn: Heroic. [R.] Spectator.
— He*ro"ic*al*ly, adv.
— He*ro"ic*al*ness, n.
HEROICNESS
He*ro"ic*ness, n.
Defn: Heroism. [R.] W. Montagu.
HEROICOMIC; HEROICOMICAL
He`ro*i*com"ic, He`ro*i*com"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. héroïcomigue. See
Heroic, and Comic.]