heroicnessn.

Brit.

/hᵻˈrəʊɪknᵻs/, U.S.

/həˈroʊɪknᵻs/

Forms: see heroic adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: heroic adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < heroic adj. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly earlier heroicalness n.

The fact or quality of being heroic; heroism.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > heroism > [noun]

heroicalness1647

heroicism1648

heroicness1648

heroicity1810

1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia i. xiv. §3. 190 There is more happynesse in the one, but more Heroicknesse in the other.

1673 Remarques Humours Town 59 You throw away your glorious Precepts, whilst you talk of Heroickness, to an impertinent and groveling Generation.

1711 Generous Rivals 120 The Heroickness of his whole Procedure.

1852 H. Melville Pierre xxiv. iv. 446 As if sterling heavenliness were incompatible with heroicness.

1875 Golden Hours Mar. 135/2 To prove her heroicness, she began climbing the stairs.

1910 Smart Set May 89/1 Miss Keswick's ‘heroicness’ had drooped suddenly to a pretty tiredness.

1997 Australian (Nexis) 20 Oct. 8 Mark Taylor's heroicness is not to be found in the way he bats, but in the way he conducts himself.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heroicness
释义	heroicnessn. Brit. /hᵻˈrəʊɪknᵻs/, U.S. /həˈroʊɪknᵻs/ Forms: see heroic adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: heroic adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < heroic adj. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly earlier heroicalness n. The fact or quality of being heroic; heroism. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > heroism > [noun] heroicalness1647 heroicism1648 heroicness1648 heroicity1810 1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia i. xiv. §3. 190 There is more happynesse in the one, but more Heroicknesse in the other. 1673 Remarques Humours Town 59 You throw away your glorious Precepts, whilst you talk of Heroickness, to an impertinent and groveling Generation. 1711 Generous Rivals 120 The Heroickness of his whole Procedure. 1852 H. Melville Pierre xxiv. iv. 446 As if sterling heavenliness were incompatible with heroicness. 1875 Golden Hours Mar. 135/2 To prove her heroicness, she began climbing the stairs. 1910 Smart Set May 89/1 Miss Keswick's ‘heroicness’ had drooped suddenly to a pretty tiredness. 1997 Australian (Nexis) 20 Oct. 8 Mark Taylor's heroicness is not to be found in the way he bats, but in the way he conducts himself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1648
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