heroism
1heroism — heroism, valor, prowess, gallantry are comparable when they mean conspicuous courage or bravery in conduct or behavior especially during conflict. Heroism, the strongest term, distinctively implies superlative, often transcendent, courage or… …
2Heroism — Her o*ism (?; 277), n. [F. h[ e]ro[ i]sme.] The qualities characteristic of a hero, as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities. [1913 Webster] Heroism is the self devotion of genius manifesting itself in… …
3heroism — index prowess (bravery) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4heroism — 1717, from Fr. héroisme, from heros (see HERO (Cf. hero) (1)) …
5heroism — [n] bravery boldness, courage, courageousness, daring, doughtiness, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry, intrepidity, nobility, prowess, spirit, strength, valiance, valiancy, valor, valorousness; concepts 411,633 Ant. cowardice, fear, meekness,… …
6heroism — ► NOUN ▪ great bravery …
7heroism — [her′ō iz΄əm] n. [Fr héroisme] the qualities and actions of a hero or heroine; bravery, nobility, valor, etc …
8heroism — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extraordinary, real, true ▪ individual VERB + HEROISM ▪ display, show ▪ …
9heroism — /her oh iz euhm/, n. 1. the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine: He showed great heroism in battle. 2. heroic conduct; courageous action: Pat s returning into the burning building was true heroism. [1660 70; HERO + ISM; cf. F héroïsme]… …
10heroism — n. to demonstrate, display heroism * * * [ herəʊɪz(ə)m] display heroism to demonstrate …
