epic
/'epik/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Relating to or characteristic of a literary epic: Pertaining to the style, themes, or grandeur associated with long narrative poems about heroic deeds.
- Heroic, grand, or impressive in scale or character: Surpassing the ordinary, especially in size, scope, or ambition.
Noun:
- A long narrative poem: A lengthy, serious poetic composition that celebrates the achievements and adventures of a legendary or heroic figure, often foundational to a culture's tradition.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The film's epic battle scenes were visually stunning.
- Their journey across the continent was an epic undertaking.
- Noun:
- Homer's "Iliad" is a classic Greek epic.
- The poet spent years composing his national epic.
Advanced Usage
- "epic in scope": Describing something of vast or monumental scale.
- The novel is epic in scope, covering three generations of a family.
- "epic fail" (informal, idiomatic): A spectacular or total failure.
- His attempt to fix the sink was an epic fail that flooded the kitchen.
Variants and Related Words
- Epical (adjective): An alternative, less common form meaning the same as the adjective "epic."
- The poem has an epical quality.
- Epic poetry (noun phrase): The genre or body of literature consisting of epics.
- She is a scholar of ancient epic poetry.
Synonyms
- Adjective: Grandiose, monumental, heroic, colossal.
- Noun: Saga, heroic poem, epos.
Related Phrases
- Epic hero: The central, often superhuman, figure in an epic poem.
- Beowulf is the quintessential epic hero.
- Epic simile (or Homeric simile): An extended, elaborate comparison often found in epic poetry.
- The poet used an epic simile to describe the warrior's rage.
Adjective
- constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic
- epic tradition
- very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
- an epic voyage
- of heroic proportions
- heroic sculpture
Noun
- a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds