hero
nounHow many syllables in hero?
There are 2 syllables in the word hero.How to pronounce hero:
Definition of hero:
- hero (noun):
- the principal male character in a novel, play, etc.
- a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength.
- a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability
Synonyms for hero:
bomber
champion
classic
cuban sandwich
drool over
fighter
god
grinder
hero of alexandria
hero sandwich
heron
hoagie
hoagy
icon
ideal
idol
idolise
idolize
ikon
italian sandwich
lead actor
leading man
male lead
model
paladin
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Antonyms for hero:
adversary
antagonist
antihero
archenemy
bad guy
baddie
baddy
bandit
brigand
challenger
corrival
crim
criminal
crook
enemy
evil-doer
foe
malefactor
malfeasant
nemesis
opponent
opposition
outlaw
perp
perpetrator
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Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- a shot
- horny
- many
- flying
- behind
- counted
- needing
- fruitless
- allele
- beauty
- Lady
- lesion
- measly
- Josue
- grueling
- Chaldean
- harnessed
- prefer
- talking
- misspell
- alter
- dragging
- torture
- plateau
- journey
- cheque
- absence
- shorter
- reckon
- census
- tumult
- chopping
- uttered
- glaring
- chitin
- dia
- unfit
- parlour
- mournful
- fastest
- despot
- cellphone
- quotient
- pieces
- needn't
- satire
- neater
- aspect
- smoothest
- ogre
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Syllable Fun Fact
English's rich history of borrowing words from other languages leads to a wide variety of syllable structures, such as the four-syllable word 'television'.
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