heroism
NOUN:
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.
3. the state or quality of being a hero.
4. heroic conduct especially as exhibited in fulfilling a high purpose or attaining a noble end.
Examples:
women who showed heroism by fighting for their right to vote. // the inspiring heroism of the firefighters who risked their lives to save the people trapped in the burning building.
Synonyms:
bottle [British slang], bravery, courage, courageousness, daring, daringness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry, greatheartedness, guts, gutsiness, hardihood, heart, intestinal fortitude, intrepidity, intrepidness, moxie, nerve, pecker [chiefly British], prowess, stoutness, valor, virtue
Antonyms:
cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, poltroonery, spinelessness, timidity.
Related Words:
prowess, fearlessness, boldness, gallantry, courage, valor, fortitude, spirit, nobility, daring, courageousness, valiancy, strength, intrepidity, valiance, doughtiness.
Origin:
1660–70; hero + -ism; compare French héroïsme. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of heroism: 1672. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
added: 6 june 2020 11:41am
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.
3. the state or quality of being a hero.
4. heroic conduct especially as exhibited in fulfilling a high purpose or attaining a noble end.
Examples:
women who showed heroism by fighting for their right to vote. // the inspiring heroism of the firefighters who risked their lives to save the people trapped in the burning building.
Synonyms:
bottle [British slang], bravery, courage, courageousness, daring, daringness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry, greatheartedness, guts, gutsiness, hardihood, heart, intestinal fortitude, intrepidity, intrepidness, moxie, nerve, pecker [chiefly British], prowess, stoutness, valor, virtue
Antonyms:
cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, poltroonery, spinelessness, timidity.
Related Words:
prowess, fearlessness, boldness, gallantry, courage, valor, fortitude, spirit, nobility, daring, courageousness, valiancy, strength, intrepidity, valiance, doughtiness.
Origin:
1660–70; hero + -ism; compare French héroïsme. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of heroism: 1672. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
added: 6 june 2020 11:41am