epic
Meaning of epic
noun
- a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the past history of a nation.
- an exceptionally long and arduous task or activity.
the business of getting hospital treatment soon became an epic
- relating to or characteristic of an epic or epics.
our national epic poem Beowulf
- heroic or grand in scale or character.
his epic journey around the world
a tragedy of epic proportions
late 16th century (as an adjective): via Latin from Greek epikos, from epos ‘word, song’, related to eipein ‘say’.
Information about epic
- The plural form of epic is: epics.
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Hyphenation of epic
epic
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- epic is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
epic synonyms
Meaning heroic:
Meaning epical:
Meaning epic poem:
Meaning a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic:
Meaning a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated:
Meaning a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love:
Meaning the general appearance of an area of land:
Meaning the study of past events, particularly in human affairs:
Meaning a factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence:
Meaning a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events:
Meaning a supernatural story incorporating elements of myth and legend:
Meaning measuring a great distance from end to end:
Meaning large, ambitious, or impressive in scope or scale:
Meaning great in importance, extent, or size:
Meaning of very great extent or quantity; immense:
Meaning epic and large-scale:
Meaning relating to or characteristic of the English poet John Milton or his works:
Meaning of imposing height:
Meaning pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress:
Meaning lacking restraint in spending money or using resources:
Meaning high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated:
Meaning having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed:
Meaning involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring:
Meaning unusually great:
Meaning requiring great strength or effort:
Meaning extremely large; enormous:
epic antonyms
Meaning presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way:
Translation of epic
Anagrams of epic
Words that rhyme with epic
semiepic, monepic, nonepic, unepic, heteroepic, orthoepic, repic, superepic, sepic, Tepic
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