What does herculean mean?

herculean means "displaying superhuman strength or power". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in herculean?

herculean has 4 syllables: her-cu-le-an. The stress falls on "cu". In IPA it is /hɚˈkjuliən/.

What is another word for herculean?

Close synonyms include powerful. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is herculean a common word?

herculean is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

herculean — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
displaying superhuman strength or power
“herculean exertions”
Synonymspowerful
Similarsuperhuman
2.
extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules
“a herculean task”
Similardifficult

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What does herculean mean?: herculean means "displaying superhuman strength or power". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

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