1. Having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes
   "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers";
   - heroical [archaic]
    
2. Showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
   "they took heroic measures to save his life";
   - desperate
    
3. Very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
   "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture";
   - epic, larger-than-life
    
4. Of behaviour that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
   "heroic undertakings";
   - expansive, grand
    
5. Relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity
   "heroic legends"; "the heroic age"

1. A verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
   "Homer's 'Iliad' is written in heroic verse";
   - heroic verse, heroic meter

Derived forms: heroics

See also: big, bold, brave, courageous, impressive, large

Type of: epic, epic poem, epos, heroic poem

Antonym: unheroic

Encyclopedia: Heroic