larger-than-life

1. 1.

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

   “an epic voyage”

   “of heroic proportions”

   “heroic sculpture”

   Synonymsepicheroic

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Questions about larger-than-life

What does larger-than-life mean?

larger-than-life means "very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)".

How many syllables are in larger-than-life?

larger-than-life has 4 syllables: lar-ger--than--life. The stress falls on "ger-".

What is another word for larger-than-life?

Close synonyms include epic, heroic. 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 larger-than-life a common word?

larger-than-life 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.