Herculean — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

displaying superhuman strength or power

extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɪtʃili/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɜːkjʊlˌiən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɜːkjʊlˌiən/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈɪtʃili/.

Examples

herculean exertions
a herculean task

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

powerful

Parts of Speech

adjective	displaying superhuman strength or power “herculean exertions”
adjective	extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules “a herculean task”

Word Forms

Hercules	noun	(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
powerfulness	noun	possession of controlling influence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Herkules

übermenschliche Stärke oder Macht zeigen

🇫🇷French

herculéen

faire preuve d’une force ou d’une puissance surhumaine

🇪🇸Spanish

hercúleo

mostrando fuerza o poder sobrehumano

🇮🇹Italian

erculeo

mostrando forza o potere sovrumano

🇳🇱Dutch

herculisch

het tonen van bovenmenselijke kracht of kracht

🇵🇹Portuguese

hercúleo

exibindo força ou poder sobre-humano

🇷🇺Russian

богатырский

демонстрация сверхчеловеческой силы или мощи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अत्यंत कठिन

अलौकिक शक्ति या शक्ति प्रदर्शित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

হারকিউলিন

অতিমানবীয় শক্তি বা শক্তি প্রদর্শন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கடுமையான

மனிதாபிமானமற்ற வலிமை அல்லது சக்தியைக் காட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

తీవ్రమైన

మానవాతీత బలం లేదా శక్తిని ప్రదర్శించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

हरक्यूलीन

अलौकिक शक्ती किंवा शक्ती प्रदर्शित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

હરક્યુલીન

અલૌકિક શક્તિ અથવા શક્તિ દર્શાવવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಠಿಣ

ಅತಿಮಾನುಷ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഠിനമായ

അമാനുഷിക ശക്തി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശക്തി പ്രദർശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਰਕੂਲੀਨ

ਅਲੌਕਿਕ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہرکولین

مافوق الفطرت طاقت یا طاقت کا مظاہرہ کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

大力士

展现超人的力量或力量

🇯🇵Japanese

勇敢な

超人的な強さまたは力を示す

🇰🇷Korean

헤라클레스의

초인적인 힘이나 힘을 나타내는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mạnh mẽ

hiển thị sức mạnh hoặc sức mạnh siêu phàm

🇹🇭Thai

หนักแน่น

แสดงความแข็งแกร่งหรือพลังเหนือมนุษย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

sangat kuat

menampilkan kekuatan atau kekuatan manusia super

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هائلة

عرض قوة أو قوة خارقة

🇮🇷Persian

هرکول

نمایش قدرت یا قدرت مافوق بشری

🇹🇷Turkish

Herkül gibi

insanüstü güç veya güç sergilemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

הרקולאן

מראה כוח או כוח על אנושי

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