heroism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhiɹoʊɪzəm/ (General-American)
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- /ˈhɛɹoʊɪzəm/ (General-American)
- /ˈhɛɹəʊɪzəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From French héroïsme, equivalent to hero + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.
Certain strains of music affect me so strangely; I can never hear them without their changing my whole attitude of mind for a time, and if the effect would last, I might be capable of heroisms.
1860, George Eliot, chapter VI, in The Mill on the Floss, Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons:At the time, with the D-Day invasion of Europe going on, their heroism was hardly noticed. Plenty of other heroes were dying elsewhere. Plenty of bigger bits of history were being made.
2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 1948, page 43:He does all sorts of cool shit, and he subtly rediscovers his own heroism without making a big thing out of it. But he’s a supporting character, and he knows it.
2017 December 1, Tom Breihan, “Mad Max: Fury Road might already be the best action movie ever made”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heroisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
heroine · hero · heroship · heroic · heroics
Synonyms
Translations (111)
lo ນະຣຶການ (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ms kepahlawanan (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · it eroismo (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · fi sankaruus (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · sh херо́јство (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · tk gahrymanlyk (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · sq heroizëm (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · lo ວີລະກຳ (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · lv heroisms (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ja 英雄主義 (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · be геро́йства (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · az qəhrəmanlıq (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · alt баатырлык (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · nb heltemot (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · sh heroìzam (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · my သူရဲကောင်းဝါဒ (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ur بَسالَت (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · de Heroismus (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ca heroisme (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · sh herójstvo (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ps قهرماني (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · be гераі́зм (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · nb heroisme (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · kmr qehremanî (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · sl junaštvo (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · bg герои́зъм (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · sh јуна́штво (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · sv hjältemod (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · mi hautoa (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · hu hősiesség (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · cs heroismus (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · es heroísmo (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · vi tinh thần anh hùng (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · lv varonība (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · lt heroizmas (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · tt батырлык (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · et kangelaslikkus (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · pl bohaterskość (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · sa शवस् (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ko 영웅심 (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ky баатырдык (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ug قەھرىمانلىق (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ja 勇壮 (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ro eroism (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · pt heroísmo (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · pl heroizm (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · de Heldentum (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · sk hrdinstvo (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · nl heldenmoed (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · km វីរសម្បត្តិ (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · he גְבוּרָה (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ky каармандык (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · sh хероѝзам (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ky эрдик (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ru геро́йство (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · hy հերոսություն (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · be гэро́йства (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · yi גבֿורה (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · uz qahramonlik (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · vi chủ nghĩa anh hùng (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ta வீரம் (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ur بَہادُری (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · tk gahrymançylyk (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · hi शौर्य (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · pl bohaterstwo (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · sw ushujaa (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · sh junáštvo (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · gd tapachd (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ru герои́зм (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · fa قهرمانی (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · kk қаһармандық (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · uk герої́зм (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · sl herojstvo (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · cmn 英雄主義 /英雄主义 (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ka გმირობა (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ja ヒロイズム (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · lt didvyriškumas (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · sk heroizmus (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · uk геро́йство (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · de Heldenmut (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · mk ју́наштво (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · th วีรกรรม (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · cs hrdinství (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ar بُطُولَة (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · sa शौर्य (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · fa بسالت (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · be гэраі́зм (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ckb قارەمانی (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ko 영웅주의 (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · mk хе́ројство (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ota قهرمانلق (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · hi वीरता (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ga laochas (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · cmn 豪氣 /豪气 (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · bg геро́йство (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · gl heroísmo (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · tg қаҳрамонӣ (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · mk херои́зам (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · fr héroïsme (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · sv heroism (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · km វីរភាព (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ar بَسَالَة (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · lo ວີຣະກຳ (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · id kepahlawanan (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · da heltemod (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · kk батырлық (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · el ηρωισμός (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · kk ерлік (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · ca heroïcitat (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · tr kahramanlık (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them) · vo heroed (the qualities characteristic of a hero, the display of them)