heroism
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- Words With Friends
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- Letters
- 7
/ˈhɛɹəʊɪzəm/
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/ˈhɛɹəʊɪzəm/ · /ˈhɛɹoʊɪzəm/ · /ˈhiɹoʊɪzəm/
Definition of heroism
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(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.
Words you can make from heroism
153 playable · top: MOREISH (12 pts)
Best play moreish 12 points6-letter words
10 words5-letter words
27 words- HERMS 10 pts
- HOMER 10 pts
- HOMES 10 pts
- HOMIE 10 pts
- SHMOE 10 pts
- HEIRS 8 pts
- HEROS 8 pts
- HIRES 8 pts
- HOERS 8 pts
- HOISE 8 pts
- HORSE 8 pts
- HOSER 8 pts
- ROSHI 8 pts
- SHERO 8 pts
- SHIER 8 pts
- SHIRE 8 pts
- SHOER 8 pts
- SHORE 8 pts
- EMIRS 7 pts
- MIRES 7 pts
- MISER 7 pts
- MOIRE 7 pts
- MORES 7 pts
- MORSE 7 pts
- OMERS 7 pts
- RIMES 7 pts
- OSIER 5 pts
4-letter words
48 words- HEMS 9 pts
- HERM 9 pts
- HIMS 9 pts
- HOME 9 pts
- HOMS 9 pts
- MESH 9 pts
- MHOS 9 pts
- MOSH 9 pts
- OHMS 9 pts
- SHIM 9 pts
- SHMO 9 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HERS 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HOES 7 pts
- HOSE 7 pts
- RESH 7 pts
- RHOS 7 pts
- SHOE 7 pts
- SHRI 7 pts
- EMIR 6 pts
- EMOS 6 pts
- MIRE 6 pts
- MIRS 6 pts
- MISE 6 pts
- MISO 6 pts
- MORE 6 pts
- MORS 6 pts
- OMER 6 pts
- REMS 6 pts
- RIME 6 pts
- RIMS 6 pts
- ROMS 6 pts
- SEMI 6 pts
- SOME 6 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- REIS 4 pts
- RISE 4 pts
- ROES 4 pts
- ROSE 4 pts
- SIRE 4 pts
- SORE 4 pts
- SORI 4 pts
3-letter words
45 words- HEM 8 pts
- HIM 8 pts
- HOM 8 pts
- MEH 8 pts
- MHO 8 pts
- OHM 8 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIS 6 pts
- HOE 6 pts
- HOS 6 pts
- OHS 6 pts
- RHO 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- SHO 6 pts
- SOH 6 pts
- EMO 5 pts
- EMS 5 pts
- ISM 5 pts
- MES 5 pts
- MIR 5 pts
- MIS 5 pts
- MOI 5 pts
- MOR 5 pts
- MOS 5 pts
- OMS 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- RIM 5 pts
- ROM 5 pts
- SIM 5 pts
- SOM 5 pts
- ERS 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
- SIR 3 pts
- SRI 3 pts
2-letter words
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