Epic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛpɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛpɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛpɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛpɪk/.

Examples

an epic voyage
of heroic proportions
heroic sculpture

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

epos epical epic poem larger-than-life heroic heroic poem

Parts of Speech

noun	a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
adjective	very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale) “an epic voyage”
adjective	constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic “epic tradition”

Word Forms

epic	adjective	constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic
epical	adjective	constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic
epic	noun	a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
epos	noun	a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Epos

ein langes Erzählgedicht, das von den Taten eines Helden erzählt

🇫🇷French

épique

un long poème narratif racontant les actes d'un héros

🇪🇸Spanish

épico

un largo poema narrativo que cuenta las hazañas de un héroe

🇮🇹Italian

epico

un lungo poema narrativo che racconta le gesta di un eroe

🇳🇱Dutch

episch

een lang verhalend gedicht over de daden van een held

🇵🇹Portuguese

épico

um longo poema narrativo contando os feitos de um herói

🇷🇺Russian

эпический

длинное повествовательное стихотворение, повествующее о подвигах героя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

महाकाव्य

एक नायक के कार्यों को बताने वाली एक लंबी कथात्मक कविता

🇧🇩Bengali

মহাকাব্য

একটি দীর্ঘ আখ্যানমূলক কবিতা যা একজন বীরের কাজের কথা বলে

🇮🇳Tamil

காவியம்

ஒரு ஹீரோவின் செயல்களைச் சொல்லும் ஒரு நீண்ட கதை கவிதை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇతిహాసం

ఒక హీరో యొక్క పనుల గురించి చెప్పే సుదీర్ఘ కథన పద్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

महाकाव्य

नायकाच्या कृत्ये सांगणारी एक दीर्घ कथा कविता

🇮🇳Gujarati

મહાકાવ્ય

નાયકના કાર્યો વિશે કહેતી લાંબી કથા કવિતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಹಾಕಾವ್ಯ

ನಾಯಕನ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಳುವ ದೀರ್ಘ ಕಥನ ಕವನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇതിഹാസം

ഒരു നായകൻ്റെ പ്രവൃത്തികളെക്കുറിച്ച് പറയുന്ന ഒരു നീണ്ട ആഖ്യാന കാവ്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਹਾਂਕਾਵਿ

ਇੱਕ ਨਾਇਕ ਦੇ ਕੰਮਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਦੱਸਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਲੰਮੀ ਬਿਰਤਾਂਤਕ ਕਵਿਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مہاکاوی

ایک طویل داستانی نظم جو ایک ہیرو کے کرتوتوں کو بیان کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

史诗

一首讲述英雄事迹的长篇叙事诗

🇯🇵Japanese

すごい

英雄の行為を語る長い物語詩

🇰🇷Korean

서사시

영웅의 업적을 이야기하는 장문의 시

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sử thi

một bài thơ tường thuật dài kể về việc làm của một anh hùng

🇹🇭Thai

มหากาพย์

บทกวีบรรยายเรื่องยาวที่เล่าถึงการกระทำของวีรบุรุษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

epik

puisi naratif panjang yang menceritakan perbuatan seorang pahlawan

🇵🇭Filipino

epiko

isang mahabang tulang pasalaysay na nagsasabi ng mga gawa ng isang bayani

🇲🇾Malay

epik

pantun naratif yang panjang menceritakan perbuatan seorang pahlawan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملحمي

قصيدة سردية طويلة تحكي أفعال البطل

🇮🇷Persian

حماسه

یک شعر روایی طولانی که از کارهای یک قهرمان می گوید

🇹🇷Turkish

destansı

bir kahramanın yaptıklarını anlatan uzun anlatı şiiri

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶפּוֹס

שיר סיפורי ארוך המספר על מעשיו של גיבור

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