heroism

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈhɛɹəʊɪzəm/
See all 3 pronunciations
/ˈhɛɹəʊɪzəm/ · /ˈhɛɹoʊɪzəm/ · /ˈhiɹoʊɪzəm/

Definition of heroism

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.
    “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.”
    “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.”

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Etymology

From French héroïsme, equivalent to hero + -ism.

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